Hello everyone,
In the living room of the summer cottage, we had to tear down the old paper with wallpaper on it as it had both formed large bubbles and cracked in places. But it was also 80-90 years old.
We have now revealed a wall with horizontal wood paneling and behind this, there is sawdust as insulation. Much of it has settled or leaked out through gaps in the paneling, but since it's a summer cottage, it feels a bit insignificant. We can possibly add more loose fiber/sawdust from the attic if we want.
Now to the question. What should we do with the wall? We want to seal it in some way to keep mice out. I've thought about renovation gypsum, but since the wall is very uneven, I think there’s a risk of pushing through somewhere if there is "air" behind. And putting up regular gypsum means the ceiling and floor moldings have to be removed, which seems like unnecessary work to us. And the ceiling fabric would disappear as well.
So now I'm considering maybe applying latex caulk in all the joints and then painting everything white? Any opinions? Other options?
Grateful for input.
//Matt
In the living room of the summer cottage, we had to tear down the old paper with wallpaper on it as it had both formed large bubbles and cracked in places. But it was also 80-90 years old.
We have now revealed a wall with horizontal wood paneling and behind this, there is sawdust as insulation. Much of it has settled or leaked out through gaps in the paneling, but since it's a summer cottage, it feels a bit insignificant. We can possibly add more loose fiber/sawdust from the attic if we want.
Now to the question. What should we do with the wall? We want to seal it in some way to keep mice out. I've thought about renovation gypsum, but since the wall is very uneven, I think there’s a risk of pushing through somewhere if there is "air" behind. And putting up regular gypsum means the ceiling and floor moldings have to be removed, which seems like unnecessary work to us. And the ceiling fabric would disappear as well.
So now I'm considering maybe applying latex caulk in all the joints and then painting everything white? Any opinions? Other options?
Grateful for input.
//Matt
