Hello!
I have an apartment from the 60s and I've started a project to renovate the living room a bit. The walls are made of brick with about 2-3cm of plaster on top. In the opening to the living room, there was a door frame that I removed. When I chipped it away with a chisel and force, almost all the old plaster crumbled away (see pictures below). I plan to frame the walls in the living room with battens (25x50) and put up drywall to neatly hide all the cables needed for the home theater.
The question is, what is the nicest/easiest/cheapest way to fix the "archway"?
Apply new plaster where it's missing and make it even, and then just paint/wallpaper it. I will have different trims in the hall and living room, so it might be difficult to get a nice transition this way.
The second option would be to clad the opening in some type of wood, like oak, and perhaps put oak trim around it to frame it. If I go with this solution, should I then apply plaster where it's missing, or remove all the old plaster and then apply new (probably need some plaster because the brick isn't straight)?
In both alternatives, I have to plaster the wall as I see it, or are there alternatives? If I need to plaster, how do I achieve a nice corner and what plaster should be used?
Other opinions and alternatives are welcome, I'm a beginner when it comes to construction work.
I have an apartment from the 60s and I've started a project to renovate the living room a bit. The walls are made of brick with about 2-3cm of plaster on top. In the opening to the living room, there was a door frame that I removed. When I chipped it away with a chisel and force, almost all the old plaster crumbled away (see pictures below). I plan to frame the walls in the living room with battens (25x50) and put up drywall to neatly hide all the cables needed for the home theater.
The question is, what is the nicest/easiest/cheapest way to fix the "archway"?
Apply new plaster where it's missing and make it even, and then just paint/wallpaper it. I will have different trims in the hall and living room, so it might be difficult to get a nice transition this way.
The second option would be to clad the opening in some type of wood, like oak, and perhaps put oak trim around it to frame it. If I go with this solution, should I then apply plaster where it's missing, or remove all the old plaster and then apply new (probably need some plaster because the brick isn't straight)?
In both alternatives, I have to plaster the wall as I see it, or are there alternatives? If I need to plaster, how do I achieve a nice corner and what plaster should be used?
Other opinions and alternatives are welcome, I'm a beginner when it comes to construction work.
Ok so you don't need to apply new plaster to get the same level as the rest of the opening?
Won't it become unstable if the ekinklädnad doesn't lie against the wall in certain places?
It's possible that I didn't quite understand what you meant.
Feel free to explain a bit more in detail how you were thinking.
Thanks for the help
//Ola
Won't it become unstable if the ekinklädnad doesn't lie against the wall in certain places?
It's possible that I didn't quite understand what you meant.
Feel free to explain a bit more in detail how you were thinking.
Thanks for the help
//Ola
I would probably plaster the wall again so it becomes smooth and then paint.
But you can, as Scitz0 writes, also frame and gypsum. In that case, I would start with a stud on the exposed brick, and you have to make sure it's plumb, of course. The second stud you place flush with the first but on the inside of the wall where you will be framing to hide wires.
Or you can place the first stud where the wall is still plastered, and the second stud then requires slightly thicker pieces behind to be flush with the first.
But as mentioned, it can be a bit tricky to get both studs flush with each other, which is why I would plaster instead; I think that'll be quicker.
What plaster? I don't remember what it says on the bag, but the seller will know if you tell them what you're going to do.
But you can, as Scitz0 writes, also frame and gypsum. In that case, I would start with a stud on the exposed brick, and you have to make sure it's plumb, of course. The second stud you place flush with the first but on the inside of the wall where you will be framing to hide wires.
Or you can place the first stud where the wall is still plastered, and the second stud then requires slightly thicker pieces behind to be flush with the first.
But as mentioned, it can be a bit tricky to get both studs flush with each other, which is why I would plaster instead; I think that'll be quicker.
What plaster? I don't remember what it says on the bag, but the seller will know if you tell them what you're going to do.
If you are plastering, then Maxit's plaster mix is probably a good choice. I believe they have illustrated guides on how to plaster as well, otherwise, other plaster manufacturers have them on their websites. It's a bit tricky to explain with just words how to plaster a neat corner.
Thanks for the tips... I'll see what I can come up with. Simply smoothing out a nice surface and then painting would be the cheapest option. So I think I will almost certainly go for this solution.
The question is how to solve the skirting boards in the most stylish way. I'll have different skirting boards in the living room and hallway. So we need to create a nice transition in the doorway somehow. Maybe run the skirting boards up to the opening and then try to cut the skirting boards with a nice finish and leave the opening without skirting?
The question is how to solve the skirting boards in the most stylish way. I'll have different skirting boards in the living room and hallway. So we need to create a nice transition in the doorway somehow. Maybe run the skirting boards up to the opening and then try to cut the skirting boards with a nice finish and leave the opening without skirting?
... a small gap of maybe max 5mm at most. But maybe it can be concealed without installing a baseboard?