Hello! Renovations are on the horizon in my condominium. The apartment building was constructed around 1898-1901.
Anyway, the walls consist of masonite boards nailed onto a masonite strip, which is also nailed directly into the plaster. No screws or plugs here.
I've torn away the masonite boards now, and the plaster is so bad that it falls off just by pressing lightly on it. So, I've started tearing that down too.
But what do I do now? Should I apply new plaster or set up 45 studs and then attach plywood and gypsum boards to the studs?
The brick wall, by the way, is very uneven, so it will require thicker plaster with plaster strips and the whole shebang.
Best regards, Jonas
Anyway, the walls consist of masonite boards nailed onto a masonite strip, which is also nailed directly into the plaster. No screws or plugs here.
I've torn away the masonite boards now, and the plaster is so bad that it falls off just by pressing lightly on it. So, I've started tearing that down too.
But what do I do now? Should I apply new plaster or set up 45 studs and then attach plywood and gypsum boards to the studs?
The brick wall, by the way, is very uneven, so it will require thicker plaster with plaster strips and the whole shebang.
Best regards, Jonas
Hello
Assuming the brick is not a chimney. In that case, I think you can skip plastering the brick if you only intend to hide it behind plywood. But my initial thought is that 45 studs feel very overdimensioned. Is the crease really that crooked?
//Erik
Assuming the brick is not a chimney. In that case, I think you can skip plastering the brick if you only intend to hide it behind plywood. But my initial thought is that 45 studs feel very overdimensioned. Is the crease really that crooked?
//Erik
As far as I know, a chimney is an old-fashioned way to get smoke out and spread heat from, for example, a tiled stove? But maybe I've completely misunderstood? I'm just a happy beginner for noweriobe said:
The brick wall is the wall between the bedroom and the living room, it's a total of 25cm deep. Maybe 15cm of brick, 2cm of plaster on each side, and 2cm of masonite batten/stud and 1cm of masonite board.
I would probably think this is a load-bearing wall. Several of the other walls consist only of simple studs and masonite boards.
Regarding the studs, I only mentioned one; the folds aren't particularly crooked. Of course, I want as much surface as possible, maybe a 12/45 stud or whatever the knowledgeable people here think is appropriate?
I'll try to get a picture.
Last edited:
Old-fashioned or not, there are still regulations on how much you can have against a chimney that is in use. It has to do with fire safety.
However, it seems you don't have a chimney stack but only a brick wall. If the wall isn't too crooked, maybe you can attach the drywall directly to the wall? With a good adhesive like PL-600, it should work excellently. That way, you avoid a lot of work.
However, it seems you don't have a chimney stack but only a brick wall. If the wall isn't too crooked, maybe you can attach the drywall directly to the wall? With a good adhesive like PL-600, it should work excellently. That way, you avoid a lot of work.
Member
· Västerbottens län
· 18 057 posts
Plywood is a great material to have behind drywall, so much easier to put things up. Frame as thin as possible to get a straight wall. (the studs will vary + you can place pieces of masonite/plywood/cardboard to make it straight)
Protte
Protte