We recently bought a house built in 1935 that we have started renovating. It is a brick house, stone all the way through in principle. The house is dry and healthy.
In the upstairs bedrooms, we have discovered that there is a porous board on the inside of the exterior walls. What kind of board could this be? It seems that it has been installed for insulation purposes since it only sits against the exterior walls.
Would it be worth putting up similar boards against the exterior walls in another room? (Old kitchen that will become a bedroom) What is this type of board called, and how in the world should it be attached to the wall?
In the upstairs bedrooms, we have discovered that there is a porous board on the inside of the exterior walls. What kind of board could this be? It seems that it has been installed for insulation purposes since it only sits against the exterior walls.
Would it be worth putting up similar boards against the exterior walls in another room? (Old kitchen that will become a bedroom) What is this type of board called, and how in the world should it be attached to the wall?
Could it be a Tretex/Treetex board perhaps? A type of porous wood fiber board that was common in houses from that time, about as thick as a normal gypsum board. It does insulate better than gypsum, but it is so thin that it is almost negligible. It is also more flammable than gypsum.
There is a good use for tretex boards.... Put one up in a child's room, and tell the little one that... "This wall is for writing and painting, nowhere else".... It's also great for displaying their drawings on these....
Haha yes that was a good idea!
But what do you think - should we keep those already in place and put gypsum in the new bedroom, or should we tear them all down and put gypsum in all the rooms?
And how on earth do you get them to fit well against the stone wall?
But what do you think - should we keep those already in place and put gypsum in the new bedroom, or should we tear them all down and put gypsum in all the rooms?
And how on earth do you get them to fit well against the stone wall?
Depends a bit on how it looks. If you're renovating a bit, then tear it off. There are lots of great adhesives that stick to everything... like PL400..
Thanks for the help!
The records are in good condition, no holes or anything, so it feels unnecessary in a way to tear them down, but we might need to sleep on it for a few nights before we decide!
So, sättlim. I'll keep that in mind!
The records are in good condition, no holes or anything, so it feels unnecessary in a way to tear them down, but we might need to sleep on it for a few nights before we decide!
So, sättlim. I'll keep that in mind!