Hello, house from the 50s, roof with thermal insulation. Want to cover the raw wood. Thinking about what kind of board? Anyone with prior experience with something similar?
The house walls are insulated from the outside and finished with Mexitegel. Thinking no need to stud, insulate, and cover from the inside (or?) What kind of boards do you think I should screw on?
Want to fill the joints, sand, and either paint (or wallpaper as my girl thinks... or wants). Make it bright and fresh.
(The pictures you see are in untouched condition from moving in earlier this year... masonite and gypsum boards screwed in haphazardly - boring and ugly).
Tear out the old construction debris they screwed in so you can get a better look at how the foundation looks, it's a good opportunity to inspect before building over it completely as well. I would have installed a glespanel and leveled everything, then screwed in drywall. Did exactly the same thing this past spring
Rip out ..installed sparse paneling and straightened everything, then screwed the drywall. Did exactly the same thing this spring
Nice Thanks for the tip Sorku - so I understand that the panel would be there to still have a little air between the tongue-and-groove and drywall - makes sense. But I'm almost thinking why not go straight with drywall? hm
I understand - there is a black mat behind the tongue-and-groove boards from which some insulation material is leaking out - I think it seems to be sawdust. So the entire roof is insulated in that way.
In the picture, I show the ceiling from the inside and part of the slanted wall in the room. There is no noticeable difference in level/thickness that can be observed by feel.
I think they have directly applied plasterboard onto the roof slope/tongue-and-groove boards in the room.
Realized that the closet roofs in another room have been fixed... sometime in the last 70 years. Feels as thick as the substrate under the wallpaper in the room, one might say.
No problem tearing a bit into one of those closets (they need a refresh anyway) to see what's been screwed into the raw paneling. Could be a good reference.
