Hi,
During the upcoming renovation where the floor is to be replaced, an old pine floor from the early 1900s, I discovered that the original interior wall and original ceiling consisting of paneling are still in place under the drywall. In the previous renovation (not done by me), walls were framed and the ceiling was lowered over the old setup.
To access the floor all the way into the wall, I guess I have to tear down the bottom part of the new drywall.
I am deciding whether to tear out everything, drywall, studs, old paneling and start over, or try the former option of tearing out the bottom part to access the floor.
It bothers me a bit that they didn't remove the old when they installed the newer drywall walls/ceiling.
The house has settled, so the original ceiling is crooked.
What would you do?
During the upcoming renovation where the floor is to be replaced, an old pine floor from the early 1900s, I discovered that the original interior wall and original ceiling consisting of paneling are still in place under the drywall. In the previous renovation (not done by me), walls were framed and the ceiling was lowered over the old setup.
To access the floor all the way into the wall, I guess I have to tear down the bottom part of the new drywall.
I am deciding whether to tear out everything, drywall, studs, old paneling and start over, or try the former option of tearing out the bottom part to access the floor.
It bothers me a bit that they didn't remove the old when they installed the newer drywall walls/ceiling.
The house has settled, so the original ceiling is crooked.
What would you do?
