I tore off some wall panels in connection with water damage.
Now that I'm starting to plan the purchase of materials, it turned out that the store didn't have hardboard.. Something tells me this will be a hassle.
I can't measure exactly with the ruler what the panels are, but somewhere between 9-10mm.
Alternatives?
* Plasterboard.. Available in 6 or 13 which makes it difficult to match the remaining wall.
* There's also 9mm outdoor plasterboard though. I called and asked the manufacturers if they smell strange or something if you have them indoors, which they didn’t know, but I had to paint them anyway to be able to fill, etc...
- wouldn't be great if these start to smell strange...
* Cement board at 9mm was also available, but expensive and not easy to handle at all, prime, fill, apply some fabric and everything the manufacturer said with great skepticism...
* Birch plywood 9mm... though there was no information in their text that it would be good as a wall panel... they were also very expensive...
* Oil-hardened board 3mm... to use 3 layers then... but these were suited for walls in tougher environments... and were cheap...
In short
1) Was there any standard thickness for the hardboard panels that they used on walls before?
2) Should I be able to get hold of new ones?
3) Is it worth taking a chance on outdoor plasterboard?
Now that I'm starting to plan the purchase of materials, it turned out that the store didn't have hardboard.. Something tells me this will be a hassle.
I can't measure exactly with the ruler what the panels are, but somewhere between 9-10mm.
Alternatives?
* Plasterboard.. Available in 6 or 13 which makes it difficult to match the remaining wall.
* There's also 9mm outdoor plasterboard though. I called and asked the manufacturers if they smell strange or something if you have them indoors, which they didn’t know, but I had to paint them anyway to be able to fill, etc...
- wouldn't be great if these start to smell strange...
* Cement board at 9mm was also available, but expensive and not easy to handle at all, prime, fill, apply some fabric and everything the manufacturer said with great skepticism...
* Birch plywood 9mm... though there was no information in their text that it would be good as a wall panel... they were also very expensive...
* Oil-hardened board 3mm... to use 3 layers then... but these were suited for walls in tougher environments... and were cheap...
In short
1) Was there any standard thickness for the hardboard panels that they used on walls before?
2) Should I be able to get hold of new ones?
3) Is it worth taking a chance on outdoor plasterboard?
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there were 8mm... or 10... will require a lot of spackling if so...
9.2mm construction board is still being manufactured but the building trade does not have it in stock. Ask a building supplier to order some boards for you.
Went to the building center the other day and they made it sound like it was no longer possible to order, they had one or two boards left in some pile... so either I have to drive around and look for leftover boards...
or, well...
They referred me to MDF in case of emergency, but it feels a bit strange to put it up for some reason...
Mixing board with gypsum sounded interesting in itself, but at the same time, it's likely to be both costly and troublesome...
Outdoor gypsum... feels like something terrible will emerge in the end... probably smell weird or something...
sigh and groan...
or, well...
They referred me to MDF in case of emergency, but it feels a bit strange to put it up for some reason...
Mixing board with gypsum sounded interesting in itself, but at the same time, it's likely to be both costly and troublesome...
Outdoor gypsum... feels like something terrible will emerge in the end... probably smell weird or something...
sigh and groan...
Renovation plasterboard requires a comprehensive substrate to function well. If you attach it to studs with cc 60 spacing, you get soft walls.
If you combine two layers of boards, they must be glued together to achieve the same strength as one 9mm board.
I remember that the paper on the exterior plasterboard is impregnated but not suitable as a base for paint, putty, or wallpaper paste.
If you combine two layers of boards, they must be glued together to achieve the same strength as one 9mm board.
I remember that the paper on the exterior plasterboard is impregnated but not suitable as a base for paint, putty, or wallpaper paste.
found a place that could deliver building board, but the price was 250kr per board, will have to use them in the most necessary places and then plaster the walls that need new plastering all the way.. hujja..
The record was apparently 320kr... and the company Masonit has stopped producing these 9.2mm boards!?
However, someone mentioned that module house manufacturers still use these today, but he didn't know where they got them from...
What do I do, what do I do... no one has any boards in stock either...
What other manufacturers are there?
However, someone mentioned that module house manufacturers still use these today, but he didn't know where they got them from...
What do I do, what do I do... no one has any boards in stock either...
What other manufacturers are there?
If the walls aren't too big, I would tear off the rest and put new plasterboard on the walls. Might as well redo the entire wall surface, it'll probably be cheapest and least work, and you'll get a nice wall to wallpaper on. I think you spend more time and money hunting for repair materials than it costs to re-plaster the entire surface.
if I do that, the edge around the frames will be different from the rest of the house.. maybe if I put a lot of trim there and cover it up...
I'm sitting and googling, though all the companies are closed for the day but I'm going to call some tomorrow
I'm sitting and googling, though all the companies are closed for the day but I'm going to call some tomorrow
There are thin 5mm strips that you can use to extend the window frames if the window casings extend over the panels.
Edit: You can then save the panels for renovating another wall.
While I'm on the topic of saving. Can't you move another panel in the room and replace it with gypsum?
Edit: You can then save the panels for renovating another wall.
While I'm on the topic of saving. Can't you move another panel in the room and replace it with gypsum?