Hello everyone on the forum,
I recently became the owner of a single-story house built in the 80s where I've opened up a part of a wall and removed frames and casings for doors in a few places.
My question is this: Can I assume that all walls have the construction; Studs - Wood paneling (some form of mounting panel) - drywall?
I opened up a wall (see attached image) and noted this wood paneling behind the old drywall... can I assume that all walls are constructed like this? Or what do you think?
If that's the case, it should be very easy to put up an extra layer of drywall in one of the rooms, right? Screw without studs since the screws will attach to this wood panel? Am I thinking correctly?
Another thing I've been thinking about after opening the wall. I measured between two studs behind the wall and noted a measurement of about 113cm between two studs... feels unusually long for cc between studs... or?
Grateful for all kinds of answers here
All the best/
Philip
I recently became the owner of a single-story house built in the 80s where I've opened up a part of a wall and removed frames and casings for doors in a few places.
My question is this: Can I assume that all walls have the construction; Studs - Wood paneling (some form of mounting panel) - drywall?
I opened up a wall (see attached image) and noted this wood paneling behind the old drywall... can I assume that all walls are constructed like this? Or what do you think?
If that's the case, it should be very easy to put up an extra layer of drywall in one of the rooms, right? Screw without studs since the screws will attach to this wood panel? Am I thinking correctly?
Another thing I've been thinking about after opening the wall. I measured between two studs behind the wall and noted a measurement of about 113cm between two studs... feels unusually long for cc between studs... or?
Grateful for all kinds of answers here
All the best/
Philip
It doesn't sound like a typical 80s house but one built according to older tradition, with higher quality (and smaller standard dimensions). Often it's just drywall on studs without anything else behind.
Hi Magnus,
Thank you for your quick response!
Okay... yes, as you say, it sounds promising. I do hope for this thesis. I noticed that the studs that the door frames were nailed to only had drywall against them... but the top plate (the one towards the ceiling) stud had this panel-like construction and a 45mm stud, while the side studs were about 77mm. I'm probably explaining very confusingly now... but I'm doing the best I can with what I have in my head.
Did they only put this kind of wood panel + drywall in certain walls? Seems a bit silly, you know...
*Note stud to the left in the picture here* which measured about 77mm wide
Thank you for your quick response!
Okay... yes, as you say, it sounds promising. I do hope for this thesis. I noticed that the studs that the door frames were nailed to only had drywall against them... but the top plate (the one towards the ceiling) stud had this panel-like construction and a 45mm stud, while the side studs were about 77mm. I'm probably explaining very confusingly now... but I'm doing the best I can with what I have in my head.
Did they only put this kind of wood panel + drywall in certain walls? Seems a bit silly, you know...
*Note stud to the left in the picture here* which measured about 77mm wide
not if there are also horizontal studs, probably a finished wall section that is 1200 mm wide.P Philipemorris said:
I have a Nordic wooden house from 1980 and there is raw wood paneling on all exterior and interior walls in the house
17mm raw wood paneling on the interior walls and 22mm on the exterior walls and 9 mm plasterboard on the walls