Looking for wood furring for ceiling
#1
08-16-11, 08:35 AM
Looking for wood furring for ceiling
I have an older house built in the 70s. I have taken down the ceiling sheetrock in a few rooms to do some rework in the attic.
The way they did it was they attached furring strips across the joists at even interval, then the sheetrock was nailed to the furring, then a layer of brown coat and a layer of plaster. The ceiling end up being over 1" thick due to the gypsum + brown coat + plaster. I am going to replace with 1/2" sheetrock.
However, upon further inspection, some of the wood furring were damaged by termites and turned to cottage cheese. Good thing the termites did not attack the structural members but only the furring. Now I have some of the furring down and need to find matching ones.
The problem is I can't find anything that matches it's thickness. It is thicker than a typical 1x. If I measure a 1x the thickness is a hair less than 3/4". This furring is a 1/16" less than 1". I looked through my local home center and could not find anything that matched that thickness, it's all either 1x or 2x or 4x.
Is there any standard thickness sold in the lumber yard that will actually measure a tiny bit less than 1"? If so what is it called?
The way they did it was they attached furring strips across the joists at even interval, then the sheetrock was nailed to the furring, then a layer of brown coat and a layer of plaster. The ceiling end up being over 1" thick due to the gypsum + brown coat + plaster. I am going to replace with 1/2" sheetrock.
However, upon further inspection, some of the wood furring were damaged by termites and turned to cottage cheese. Good thing the termites did not attack the structural members but only the furring. Now I have some of the furring down and need to find matching ones.
The problem is I can't find anything that matches it's thickness. It is thicker than a typical 1x. If I measure a 1x the thickness is a hair less than 3/4". This furring is a 1/16" less than 1". I looked through my local home center and could not find anything that matched that thickness, it's all either 1x or 2x or 4x.
Is there any standard thickness sold in the lumber yard that will actually measure a tiny bit less than 1"? If so what is it called?
#2
08-16-11, 08:55 AM
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5/4" wood is actually an inch thick. This is common for decking, not sure how easy it will be to find in white wood.
#3
08-16-11, 09:05 AM
Those strips likely came straight from the sawmill. If you have a table saw you could rip down 2xs to the correct width or you could use standard lumber and shim it to the correct height.
#5
08-17-11, 05:20 PM
I went to a real lumber yard (not Home Depot) and showed them what I needed and they said "oh yeah, this is a CEILING STRIP". So apparently at least down here in Miami it is a standard item. It is exactly what I needed, the invoice says 7/8"x3" CEILING STRIP. So apparently for this type of lumber they used real dimensions 7/8" thickness.
