Extremely uneven walls

[Alba_94]

Hello, we live in an old house built in 1904, where one wall is very uneven. The difference is 2 cm at the most between the boards. It is solid wood (see picture) and we only have about 2-3 cm depth to the door frame. So we can't install new studs.

Do you have any suggestions for action?

We have 13mm renovation plasterboard that we plan to use.

Thank you in advance

 

[Jonatan79]

Is there no room for a molding or similar to fix it?

 

[Vante]

Plaster glue

 

[useless]

You can do as in the old days and split suitable läkt. It shouldn't be too much work since only 2-3 pieces are needed behind each board.

 

[Dowser4711]

Instead of studs, some strips of 6, 9 & 13mm renovation gypsum should be enough to build up a straight base with cc60, right?

 

[prototypen]

Is it an option to remove the uneven boards and start over?

Protte

 

[Alba_94]

Oh, thank you so much for your responses!

I have thought about battens or similar, but they would need to be very thin and there will be many different thicknesses.

Came up with a few more questions:

with your respective solutions...

Is reinforcement needed behind the plasterboard in that case?

Should the plasterboard be installed horizontally or vertically?

How closely should you screw to ensure it remains stable? (With plasterboard only)

Is there any instrument that doesn't cost a lot to check the evenness of the entire wall and calculate where to place battens, for example? The wall is 3.5 meters wide.

Thanks again!!

 

[Alba_94]

Instead of studs, a few strips of 6, 9, & 13mm renovation plasterboard should be enough to build a straight surface with cc60, right?

Does the cc60 distance refer to each strip? Perhaps reinforcement is needed then if, for example, we want to hang up our TV?

 

[Alba_94]

Is it an option to remove the uneven boards and start over?

Protte

It's a load-bearing wall, so we won't tackle it ourselves.

 

[vavillni]

Hello,
stylish planks that are over 100 years old!
Brush them with a steel brush and/or coarse sandpaper and keep them fully visible.
Best regards, Michael

 

[Alba_94]

Hello,
beautiful planks that are over 100 years old!
Brush them off with a steel brush and/or coarse sandpaper and keep them completely visible.
Regards, Michael

That would have been really cool. But the door opening is causing problems.

 

[vavillni]

I don't see a doorway in the picture, but you could drill out and plug it (and other holes) with something like cork, or if it's a larger area, saw it out with a jigsaw and fill with a piece of wood from another old plank. A bit of fiddling, but at least nicer than a plasterboard Don't sand or brush too hard, as you'll remove the nice patina; start by just washing with a little soap and water and see if you can remove chalk marks and other things. Best regards, Michael

 

[Alba_94]

I don't see a door hole in the picture, but you could drill out and plug it (and other holes) with something like cork, or if it's a larger area, cut it out with a jigsaw and fill it with a piece of wood from another old plank. A bit of tinkering but at least nicer than a drywall board Don't sand or brush too hard, as you'll remove the nice patina. Start by just cleaning with a little soap and water to see if you can remove chalk marks and other stains. Best regards, Michael

Thank you! Hmm... sounds like hard work... but definitely worthwhile. I thought I uploaded the picture, but here it comes.

 

[vavillni]

Hi,
the wall itself is nice, but the old door opening requires some creativity and imagination.
It now seems to be covered with plywood.
If you have other old boards, you could remove the plywood and install them, for example, horizontally. If you don't, you could install a panel with a surface material that completely contrasts with the rest of the wall, a blue-painted MDF board or mirror or...
Otherwise, the option is the plasterboard. Then you need to - as the previous writer said - frame the wall to make it completely straight before putting up the plasterboard.

 

[Dowser4711]

Does the cc60 distance refer to each strip? Is reinforcement needed if we, for example, want to hang up our TV?

Yes, exactly. Install drywall strips as "studs" every 60 centimeters where needed, and then attach the drywall as usual.
If you already know where you want to mount a TV, I would make sure to level the entire surface so that the drywall gets a little extra support/backing.
But attaching things to the wall works well; up to 33mm behind the wallpaper, you have a great wooden wall to attach whatever you want!