Due to a fire damage in the kitchen, I am planning a total renovation of a 160m2 house built in 1978. Large parts of the interior walls are covered with the worst kind of seaweed wallpaper from 1978, and I'm simply considering whether it’s worth avoiding plastering/gypsum over or steaming it down, to just go "all-in," tearing down all the gypsum on all interior walls throughout the house and installing OSB+gypsum with insulation between instead (currently, there's single gypsum and 45mm air gap which makes it devilishly noisy). Then I could also do all the extra wiring neatly (extra outlets, TV, Ethernet, whatnot) and additionally, I would get much better sound insulation between bedrooms.
The entire ceiling on the lower floor and several interior walls have already been torn down for sanitation reasons, meaning now is my chance to do it "right," while the entire house is vacated, and wiring, etc., can be done very easily before the ceiling goes up—the question is whether it's worth it—it will be quite a bit of work (which I plan to do myself).
How would you do it?
I also have poor knowledge of the time requirement. I have several kitchens and garden sheds behind me and can handle tools, but when it comes to gypsum interior walls, I've only done small sections, so I'm a bit unsure how long it might take per "meter" if you consider a normal house with normal ceiling height, normal-sized windows and doors, etc., and the studs are already in place, you have access to good tools (drop saws, screw guns, etc.), and all materials are available. I have better knowledge of plastering, sanding, and surface treatment, so it's the wall building itself that I'm considering.
The entire ceiling on the lower floor and several interior walls have already been torn down for sanitation reasons, meaning now is my chance to do it "right," while the entire house is vacated, and wiring, etc., can be done very easily before the ceiling goes up—the question is whether it's worth it—it will be quite a bit of work (which I plan to do myself).
How would you do it?
I also have poor knowledge of the time requirement. I have several kitchens and garden sheds behind me and can handle tools, but when it comes to gypsum interior walls, I've only done small sections, so I'm a bit unsure how long it might take per "meter" if you consider a normal house with normal ceiling height, normal-sized windows and doors, etc., and the studs are already in place, you have access to good tools (drop saws, screw guns, etc.), and all materials are available. I have better knowledge of plastering, sanding, and surface treatment, so it's the wall building itself that I'm considering.
No doubt. I would do it again. When I was building a kitchen myself, I took down the plaster and first put up 22mm råspont. Feels secure to hang the cabinets on.
As long as it's straight and flat and you just have to lift the board into place, it goes really fast. Maybe 15 minutes per board if you're working alone. But as soon as it gets complicated, it takes more time. Cutouts, holes, boards that need to be cut at an angle, boards that need to be carried back and forth for fine adjustments – that's when time slips away.hevi said:
Well, there's not much sloped ceilings and such, but there will be some cutouts for electricity and doors and windows and stuff. After calculating how much screwing will be needed to install the ceiling and walls, and also lay battens for underfloor heating in the upper floor, I've at least invested in a decent screw gun with an extension handle - one has to be a bit comfortable tooandersmc said:
If you're going to do this, treat yourself to a set of hole-in-one. It makes it so much easier!hevi said:Yes, there aren't many sloped ceilings and the like, but there will be some cutouts for electricity and doors and windows and such.
After calculating how much screwing it will take to install ceilings and walls, and also laying battens for floor heating on the upper floor, I have invested in a decent screw gun with an extension handle - you have to allow yourself some comfort too