Installing drywall over stucco/cement exterior wall
#1
04-07-13, 03:51 PM
Installing drywall over stucco/cement exterior wall
So we bought our house a couple years ago and are slowly doing renovations.
Our house has a mudroom extension added to it which is terribly outdated and is in need of dire renovations.
Since it was an extension one of the mudroom wall is the house original exterior glass/broken beer bottle embedded stucco wall.
How do I go about adding drywall onto the exterior wall?
Would I have to remove the stucco? Or can I just screw the drywall directly overtop?
Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated.
Our house has a mudroom extension added to it which is terribly outdated and is in need of dire renovations.
Since it was an extension one of the mudroom wall is the house original exterior glass/broken beer bottle embedded stucco wall.
How do I go about adding drywall onto the exterior wall?
Would I have to remove the stucco? Or can I just screw the drywall directly overtop?
Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated.
#2
04-07-13, 03:58 PM
Group Moderator
What type of surface is below/behind your U of C bag? I see it's a different color/texture. Can you put a nail into it? I guess what I'm thinking is that the wall surely has wood studs in it somewhere... so you would likely best remove the casing and any baseboard, then demo the stucco and any plaster behind it. Once the stucco is all gone, shim the wall studs if needed, so that once you apply 1/2" drywall, its surface will be flush with that door jamb so that the casing can go right back on where it formerly was.
#3
04-07-13, 04:50 PM
Thanks for the reply.
I believe it is just painted stucco without the broken glass embedded in it.
Any pointers on how to remove stucco?
Do I just pound on it with a sledgehammer or is there any easier, less messy way?
I believe it is just painted stucco without the broken glass embedded in it.
Any pointers on how to remove stucco?
Do I just pound on it with a sledgehammer or is there any easier, less messy way?
#4
04-07-13, 05:08 PM
Group Moderator
Sledgehammer is best, to get started. Maybe a large wrecking bar. Just don't damage the opposite side of the wall! Be sure to lay something on the floor to protect it from falling debris... sheets of plywood or tempered hardboard/masonite. Tape the edges to make cleanup easier. Put some plastic over your doorways.
#5
04-07-13, 09:03 PM
Someone could not afford me to remove stucco. I would not remove it for twice what I get for putting it on. If the wall is fairly straight why not drywall directly over it? Or, especially if it has not been painted put new smooth stucco or gypsum plaster over it to smooth and if needed, straighten a little more. Then fir or is it fur out the bottom section to flush it up and drywall it.
Unless I miss my guess the grey painted area at the bottom is either concrete masonry or poured concrete. When the wall was framed the plate was laid flush with that foundation which is why the stucco is proud by its thickness, or maybe its thickness plus sheathing if there is sheathing. If you are dead set on taking that stucco off get it loose at the top and then start prying it loose. Eventually its own weight will curl outward and it will almost pull itself off the wall. Even though that sounds easy it is very heavy and it's harder to take off than put on.
Unless I miss my guess the grey painted area at the bottom is either concrete masonry or poured concrete. When the wall was framed the plate was laid flush with that foundation which is why the stucco is proud by its thickness, or maybe its thickness plus sheathing if there is sheathing. If you are dead set on taking that stucco off get it loose at the top and then start prying it loose. Eventually its own weight will curl outward and it will almost pull itself off the wall. Even though that sounds easy it is very heavy and it's harder to take off than put on.
#6
04-07-13, 09:29 PM
If the wall is fairly straight why not drywall directly over it?
I would add drywall, glued on if need be, to the area below the tan stucco, tape the seams, and them skim-coat everything.
#7
04-08-13, 04:40 AM
IMO it's never a good idea to install drywall directly to masonry! Masonry has a bad habit of absorbing and holding moisture in the air which can deteriorate the drywall. Adding furring strips to the stucco and installing the drywall to the strips is fine.
#8
04-21-13, 01:06 PM
my guess the grey painted area at the bottom is either concrete masonry or poured concrete
I'm planning to remove the stucco in order to install the drywall, but winter hasn't gone away yet and I think I'll need to have a lot of ventilation for the removal. Waiting for it to be warm enough to open the doors and windows so I don't choke on the dust.
I will post updates once I can start the project.
#10
04-22-13, 04:17 AM
Group Moderator
I can't imagine it would be dusty like horsehair plaster is. It's probably more cementinous, like breaking up a sidewalk.
