Drywall directly on wood fiber ceiling

[Bullabengt]

We are renovating a smaller space where we want to fix the ceiling. I started trying to remove the old boards but they were some type of fiberboard, I think tretex, and it also seemed to be glued to the substrate. I suspect it would involve quite a bit of work to remove these properly.

When I checked what was underneath, it seems to be wood and screws hold well.

My plan now is to put drywall directly on top of the old boards and screw through them. I'm considering whether it should be regular ceiling drywall or if renovation drywall would be sufficient to reduce buildup.

Do you have any good tips or input?

 

[surris]

6mm profit with renoveringsgips. But it works well, you might need to screw a little closer than cc 300. Use regular plasterboard, simpler and cheaper.

 

[Bullabengt]

6mm gain with renovation gypsum. But it should work, you might need to screw a little tighter than cc 300. Go with regular gypsum, simpler and cheaper.

Thanks for the input, going with regular 👍

 

[imported_Benno]

Renovation plasterboard requires a rigid substrate. Regular plasterboard does too if you're not careful when screwing so that the screws don't go straight through. Screws that are not properly set will show regardless of how you apply joint compound.

 

[Bullabengt]

Renovation plasterboard requires a rigid substrate. Regular plasterboard does too if you're not careful when screwing so that the screws don't go right through. Screws not correctly fastened will show regardless of how you fill them in.

Thanks for the input, I'll keep this in mind 👍