Moved into a house from the mid-1940s.
I want to start hanging "heavier" items on the walls like a mirror over 10kg, TVs, etc.
My walls, which are also exterior walls, I've tried to understand what type of construction they are, but I'm not getting anywhere.
Maybe someone can take a guess at how it's constructed based on the year built and the images?
The images are a bit blurry, but you can get a complete picture when you've seen them all.
I haven't drilled into a stud, I've found my studs nearby using a more expensive Zircon.
First, there's wallpaper, then immediately about 3cm of some kind of wood, no drywall that I can see. Then a gap and what looks like OSB, although I haven't drilled into it yet so I don't know the thickness; I'm guessing some kind of insulation after that OSB board.
When I've drilled, only wood comes out, no white drywall powder.
Is it an OSB board for the first 3cm? Or something else?
So, what do I need in terms of screws and materials to hang heavier items on this type of wall if I can't screw into a stud?
I want to start hanging "heavier" items on the walls like a mirror over 10kg, TVs, etc.
My walls, which are also exterior walls, I've tried to understand what type of construction they are, but I'm not getting anywhere.
Maybe someone can take a guess at how it's constructed based on the year built and the images?
The images are a bit blurry, but you can get a complete picture when you've seen them all.
I haven't drilled into a stud, I've found my studs nearby using a more expensive Zircon.
First, there's wallpaper, then immediately about 3cm of some kind of wood, no drywall that I can see. Then a gap and what looks like OSB, although I haven't drilled into it yet so I don't know the thickness; I'm guessing some kind of insulation after that OSB board.
When I've drilled, only wood comes out, no white drywall powder.
Is it an OSB board for the first 3cm? Or something else?
So, what do I need in terms of screws and materials to hang heavier items on this type of wall if I can't screw into a stud?
I'll start by saying I'm not an expert, but I live in a house from the same era. I'm guessing tretex and then some form of plank. If I'm right, you just need to use long screws anywhere in the wall, and it will hold like a rock.
Treetex both of you think, hadn't heard of the material before but have read a bit about it now. People write that it is soft and that it easily marks if, for example, you press with your nail.
I have to press quite hard before it leaves a mark, so I'm not so sure, it feels more "solid" but I've never felt the material before.
Maybe I should go to a building store and compare.
Then I find the gap very thin, max 1cm if even.
Then I really think it looks like OSB at the bottom of my two drilled holes that I've made.
So then I wonder, where are the studs, after the OSB sheet? Or am I misjudging the depth of the gap?
More guesses, qualified or unqualified, are gladly received.
The outside of the exterior wall is wooden panel, everything up to the wallpaper is still a bit of a mystery.
I have to press quite hard before it leaves a mark, so I'm not so sure, it feels more "solid" but I've never felt the material before.
Maybe I should go to a building store and compare.
Then I find the gap very thin, max 1cm if even.
Then I really think it looks like OSB at the bottom of my two drilled holes that I've made.
So then I wonder, where are the studs, after the OSB sheet? Or am I misjudging the depth of the gap?
More guesses, qualified or unqualified, are gladly received.
The outside of the exterior wall is wooden panel, everything up to the wallpaper is still a bit of a mystery.
That looks like tretex, it's not as soft as you think. There's usually also a couple of different layers of paint, wallpaper, etc., that have been added over the house's lifespan.
I also vote for plank frame with tretex. You can push a screwdriver through the tretex about 12mm; then you should reach the plank. Osb doesn't sound likely.
I also vote for plank frame with tretex. You can push a screwdriver through the tretex about 12mm; then you should reach the plank. Osb doesn't sound likely.
A wooden house from the mid-1940s likely has vertical planks in the walls. If it's not tretex on the wall, it could be chipboard or masonite, in which case the boards were probably installed many years after the year of construction.