Posting my first question here on the forum....
I am about to start renovating the "living room" soon, the walls are uneven so I've been thinking about either putting something over the three-ply boards that are there today or tearing them down and installing new wall material. But now comes the actual question... can/are you allowed to put something on the chimney...
and would you tear down the old three-ply wall or would you put a new wall over it?? (like renovation gypsum?) :-?
I am about to start renovating the "living room" soon, the walls are uneven so I've been thinking about either putting something over the three-ply boards that are there today or tearing them down and installing new wall material. But now comes the actual question... can/are you allowed to put something on the chimney...
and would you tear down the old three-ply wall or would you put a new wall over it?? (like renovation gypsum?) :-?
Hello
I recently renovated our living room and had an almost identical situation.
Unfortunately, you can't cover the chimney breast because it's difficult to detect leaks or damages. I find it a bit strange since it seems to be okay with wallpaper on the chimney breast; thick woven wallpapers could potentially cause the same issue. In any case, I ended up replastering the chimney breast and painting the plaster with render paint.
I filled and wallpapered the three-ply boards, but I would never do that again; it took forever to make it look good. Next time, I'll cover them with drywall.
PjS
I recently renovated our living room and had an almost identical situation.
Unfortunately, you can't cover the chimney breast because it's difficult to detect leaks or damages. I find it a bit strange since it seems to be okay with wallpaper on the chimney breast; thick woven wallpapers could potentially cause the same issue. In any case, I ended up replastering the chimney breast and painting the plaster with render paint.
I filled and wallpapered the three-ply boards, but I would never do that again; it took forever to make it look good. Next time, I'll cover them with drywall.
PjS
I like Trätex for walls as it's easy to hang small items without making large holes. I have also done a lot of spackling myself, and after the first round, it became much easier as the spackle bound up the fibers.
Now to the chimney. As mentioned before, you must not enclose it. And to avoid cracks between Trätex or plasterboard and the chimney, some kind of flexible joint is needed. It will probably look best to leave a gap and then cover it with a strip painted in the same color as the chimney.
Now to the chimney. As mentioned before, you must not enclose it. And to avoid cracks between Trätex or plasterboard and the chimney, some kind of flexible joint is needed. It will probably look best to leave a gap and then cover it with a strip painted in the same color as the chimney.
Doing the same thing... At my place, the Tretex was directly on the brick walls... I tore off the Tretex and discovered moisture damage on the inside under the windows due to lack of an air gap... had to chip off the old plaster and am now replastering... but maybe you don't have a brick house???
