Renovating kitchen. Replacing tiles. Tiles mounted on chipboard. The whole board came off and now I'm left with gaping holes where the board was and with visible studs. The board behind the kitchen cabinets is, of course, still there. I want to mount drywall and then new tiles.
What's the easiest way to do it? Take down the cabinets and mount new drywall? Or can I add extra studs for the drywall to attach to? How would I mount these studs if I can't reach behind the cabinets to nail?
Oops, how it can be.
You should be able to take a wide plank (45*95) and wiggle it halfway behind the cabinets with glue on it.
A few screws from inside the cabinets to hold it in place while the glue dries. That way, there will be enough wood to screw the drywall into.
Or take down the cabinets, but that is a bit more work.
Take down the upper cabinets. Kottla between the studs where the cabinets are fastened at the top. Then put on new drywall.
You can also put plywood behind the upper cabinets and then drywall only where it will be tiled.
Take down the upper cabinets. Add blocking between the studs where the cabinets are fastened at the top. Then apply new drywall.
You can also place plywood behind the upper cabinets and then drywall only where it will be tiled.
Thanks for that!
I don't know what "kottla" is, or do you mean blocking between vertical studs?
Then, I can see that the cabinets are fastened partly on the side at the top with an angle bracket but also it seems to be screwed at the top inside the cabinets via a horizontal board (2 screws). At the bottom, I can't see any fastening either outside or inside the cabinet? Yet the cabinet is against the chipboard behind. Kalmar kitchen from 1976.
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