Hello!
Currently renovating the kitchen and hallway and have solid tongue and groove wooden walls as exterior walls. To create a nice installation layer, I thought about building out the wall, but it's not completely even. Previously, I've used adjustment screws/frame screws when leveling a ceiling that was uneven, and it worked well. I was thinking of doing something similar with the walls and using 45x45 with adjustment screws. But the studs become quite wobbly when I screw them out with the adjustment screw, should I place some shims behind the studs at regular intervals to stabilize it a bit? Or do you usually do it another way?
Thanks in advance!
Currently renovating the kitchen and hallway and have solid tongue and groove wooden walls as exterior walls. To create a nice installation layer, I thought about building out the wall, but it's not completely even. Previously, I've used adjustment screws/frame screws when leveling a ceiling that was uneven, and it worked well. I was thinking of doing something similar with the walls and using 45x45 with adjustment screws. But the studs become quite wobbly when I screw them out with the adjustment screw, should I place some shims behind the studs at regular intervals to stabilize it a bit? Or do you usually do it another way?
Thanks in advance!
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I had used wedges which I then screwed the rules through. Spånkil is available at Bauhaus. The alternative is masonite strips.
Nice! I haven't seen those before, perfect! Thank youS Småbrukaren said:
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An old school trick, otherwise, is to use a trusty razor 😉
Tested cutting entire studs along an uneven wall where I didn't want to build out too much, but it feels a bit overkill in this space. Here I'm happy to sacrifice a bit to make it easier 😂
I spaced out with 45*45 with adjusting screws against the plank wall, 15mm plywood, 13 plaster, then 60*60cm granite ceramic tiles, it's been in place for at least 2 years 🙂
But shims or other supports behind are probably not a bad idea.
But shims or other supports behind are probably not a bad idea.
Awesome, that's roughly how I was planning to build the wall. How far did you have to screw out the studs at the longest? I assume everything became very stable once you got the boards on, even if the studs might have felt a bit "loose" beforehand?
Yes, that was probably the case, might have been a few cm at most.
Sure, the slabs are heavy, but it becomes a different load with a kitchen, as the upper cabinets extend 30-40cm.
There, I would have chosen to have more than just the screw, now that I think about it.
Sure, the slabs are heavy, but it becomes a different load with a kitchen, as the upper cabinets extend 30-40cm.
There, I would have chosen to have more than just the screw, now that I think about it.