Hello!
My husband and I have bought a log house from 1920 that we are currently renovating. In one of the children's rooms, we are currently installing OSB boards on which we will then place gypsum (9mm). Above the door, a gap has now appeared, and we are unsure how to proceed. The wall does not have studs, so we are attaching the OSB board directly to a log cabin. In the room, there is also part of the chimney that we are covering with an OSB board, but we are having difficulty getting the screws to attach to the chimney. We have used concrete plugs, but they do not hold.
Any tips are gratefully received.
My husband and I have bought a log house from 1920 that we are currently renovating. In one of the children's rooms, we are currently installing OSB boards on which we will then place gypsum (9mm). Above the door, a gap has now appeared, and we are unsure how to proceed. The wall does not have studs, so we are attaching the OSB board directly to a log cabin. In the room, there is also part of the chimney that we are covering with an OSB board, but we are having difficulty getting the screws to attach to the chimney. We have used concrete plugs, but they do not hold.
Any tips are gratefully received.
In old houses, it's often easier to use a more flexible board, clay plaster, plaster, or paper the walls since they are rarely completely straight.E Eva Lundberg1 said:
Otherwise, you need to have a long level and fill in where it gaps.
However, there is a risk that the house moves and it cracks.
So back to the basic tip, more flexible material.
That said, and since I like building conservation, I have personally put up plasterboard on some walls where I've added studs to be able to pull electricity behind... in a house of standing planks from 1909...
By the way, if you plan to use the chimney in the future, it's inappropriate to place OSB there. Ideally, don't build over it at all, and if you do, it should be non-combustible...