Splitting a standing plank wall

[Håkan Henmyr]

We will place a 50-wardrobe on each side of our 180-bed. The space we currently have available is 272.5 cm, which is about 7.5 cm too short. The wall where this will happen has two old and fixed wardrobes that we definitely want to keep. We have removed straw and plaster and reached the plank wall that forms the sides of the built-in wardrobes. There are 2.5 cm left on each wall to somehow remove from the planks. No problem as they are quite thick. The question, however, is which method we should use to reduce the thickness of the wall without tearing it down?

 

[fribygg]

You want a suggestion on how to thin an existing plank wall, and I suggest that you cut away the excess material with an axe if you can.
I wouldn't attempt this myself; instead, I would demolish the wall and replace it with new thinner material or simply get a narrower piece of furniture.

 

[Håkan Henmyr]

You want a suggestion on how to thin the existing plank wall, and I suggest that you chop away the excess material with an axe if you can.
I wouldn't have done this myself, instead, I would have torn down the wall and replaced it with new, thinner material or simply gotten a narrower piece of furniture.

I understand what you mean. The problem is that it's an 1800s house with stucco that can't be destroyed.

 

[fribygg]

I understand what you mean. The problem is that it's a 19th-century house with stucco that cannot be destroyed

That doesn't prevent you from cutting away the wood that's in the way, does it?

 

[vanpire]

Cut grooves with a plunge saw 3 cm deep with about a few cm spacing and remove the remaining material with a chisel. Then, fill and smooth out the areas that will be visible, either before or after you have installed the 50 cm wardrobes.

 

[Håkan Henmyr]

That doesn't prevent you from cutting away the wood that is in the way?

No. Absolutely not

 

[Håkan Henmyr]

Saw grooves with a plunge saw 3 cm deep with about a cm in between and remove the remaining material with a chisel. Then you fill in what's visible to make it smooth, either before or after you've installed the 50 cm closets

Thanks. Sounds like another good idea. But I probably won't need to fill.

 

[fribygg]

If you're going to saw and have access to a plunge saw, couldn't you choose to reduce the dimensions a bit on one of the 50cm wardrobes instead?

 

[Håkan Henmyr]

If you're going to saw and have access to a plunge saw, can't you choose to reduce the dimensions slightly on one of the 50cm wardrobes instead?

Yes. The problem is that the interior with drawers won't fit.

 

[fribygg]

Yes. The problem is then that the interior with drawers doesn't fit

Buy 40 wardrobe or narrower bed?

 

[fribygg]

Saw grooves with a plunge saw 3 cm deep with about a cm in between and chisel out the remaining material. Then fill and smooth the visible areas, either before or after you've installed the 50 cm wardrobes

Sawing 4 cm deep might work? Sawing twice at 3 cm and then filling seems like a lot of unnecessary work if you need 7.5 cm more space

 

[Håkan Henmyr]

Cutting 4cm deep might work? Cutting twice at 3cm and then filling seems like a lot of unnecessary work if you need 7.5 cm more space

I might have been unclear. 7.5 is the total space. When straw and plaster are removed on both walls, 2.5 cm per wall remains to be removed.

 

[fribygg]

I may have been unclear. 7.5 is the total space. When straw and plaster are removed from both walls, there remains 2.5 cm per wall to remove

No, it's I who read carelessly.