we are going to renovate our turn-of-the-century apartment (1905).
How do we deal with crooked interior walls? Stud/plasterboard, plaster or another alternative?
The current walls also have old wallpaper. We wish to have them painted.
Thanks in advance.
How do we deal with crooked interior walls? Stud/plasterboard, plaster or another alternative?
The current walls also have old wallpaper. We wish to have them painted.
Thanks in advance.
Do you want it to look like turn of the century or something built in the last 20 years?
Part of the charm of turn of the century is that it's not perfectly straight walls, etc.
But of course, there are people who put up studs and drywall in turn of the century apartments and houses, and have problems with the moldings around doors and windows.
Part of the charm of turn of the century is that it's not perfectly straight walls, etc.
But of course, there are people who put up studs and drywall in turn of the century apartments and houses, and have problems with the moldings around doors and windows.
Do you mean the stucco? and how crooked are the walls? The method probably depends on what needs to be changed, 1 mm or 20 cm.
true: what is the question, I might have misunderstood... I thought the question was how to straighten crooked walls but maybe that wasn't the question.
true: what is the question, I might have misunderstood... I thought the question was how to straighten crooked walls but maybe that wasn't the question.
Is the issue that the walls are crooked or uneven? Or is the problem that the surface layer is worn? And what type of wall construction is it? More information is needed to give you a proper answer.
If you want painted walls, and the walls are made of stone material/plaster, you can, for example, remove the old wallpaper and loose plaster, then re-plaster and paint it. Framing and putting up drywall in front of such a wall is not a good idea. If they are wooden walls, you approach it differently.
If you want painted walls, and the walls are made of stone material/plaster, you can, for example, remove the old wallpaper and loose plaster, then re-plaster and paint it. Framing and putting up drywall in front of such a wall is not a good idea. If they are wooden walls, you approach it differently.
If you have a century-old house, there is a soul in it that belongs to the time, and for the house to feel well, it should remain. Personally, I wouldn't change it too much, maybe just improve a little here and there on the surface layers. There's a charm in older houses, unlike now with new ones, which are very sterile and unremarkable, making them a bit boring.
Are you going to live there for 20 years or just a few years?D DanielO8 said:
In the latter case, it might be good to consider how the market value changes.