I am renovating a room in my house that has tretex on the ceiling. I plan to drywall the ceiling. Do I need to remove the tretex first, or can I just put the drywall directly on top?
Unfortunately, I thought of this after I already framed the new wall, but I'm thinking I will keep the tretex under the ceiling joists in that case.
Under the tretex, there is rough-sawn timber against the draft and then old wood shavings for insulation.
It's already very cold in this room, so I would prefer not to worsen the insulation, but at the same time, I don't want the drywall to fall down...
Unfortunately, I thought of this after I already framed the new wall, but I'm thinking I will keep the tretex under the ceiling joists in that case.
Under the tretex, there is rough-sawn timber against the draft and then old wood shavings for insulation.
It's already very cold in this room, so I would prefer not to worsen the insulation, but at the same time, I don't want the drywall to fall down...
Tretex is good insulation so let it remain. Screw the plasterboard with drywall screws for wood framing but for 2 or 3 layers of plasterboard depending on the thickness of the tretex.
Thank you, yes longer screws need to be acquired so they reach the raw planking 👍🏻 And does it cause any problems that the substrate is "soft" under the plasterboard?N Nissegandhi said:
In that case, a very thick and porous variant. Guessing it's Tretex as it's quite thick (about 1.5-2cm) and porous.Stefan N said:
