Drywall installation problem
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12-29-13, 07:55 PM
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Drywall installation problem
Hi,
I'm in the middle of renovating a bathroom. The lower half of the walls were tiled and the upper were painted. I removed the tiles, concrete and grill mesh so that my beams are exposed. The plan was to install drywall and then go with a wood panel instead of tile. To do that I need to install drywall on the lower part of the wall. The problem I noticed is that the upper half of the drywall was screwed to the beams on top of a 1/2 inch layer of wood. In order to get the bottomed half of the drywall level, I'll need to replicate what the previous person did or tear down all the walls and rebuild.
Has anyone come across this before, and if so, what did you do? I'm assuming this is an unusual setup, but since I'm a DIY hobbyist, I thought I'd ask.
Even if you haven't - what would you do? Do I tear down the whole room and install new drywall directly on the studs, or do I continue with what the last person did and install a thin half inch strip of wood onto the stud and then attach the drywall to that?
Appreciate any help or advice!
Thanks,
Paul
I'm in the middle of renovating a bathroom. The lower half of the walls were tiled and the upper were painted. I removed the tiles, concrete and grill mesh so that my beams are exposed. The plan was to install drywall and then go with a wood panel instead of tile. To do that I need to install drywall on the lower part of the wall. The problem I noticed is that the upper half of the drywall was screwed to the beams on top of a 1/2 inch layer of wood. In order to get the bottomed half of the drywall level, I'll need to replicate what the previous person did or tear down all the walls and rebuild.
Has anyone come across this before, and if so, what did you do? I'm assuming this is an unusual setup, but since I'm a DIY hobbyist, I thought I'd ask.
Even if you haven't - what would you do? Do I tear down the whole room and install new drywall directly on the studs, or do I continue with what the last person did and install a thin half inch strip of wood onto the stud and then attach the drywall to that?
Appreciate any help or advice!
Thanks,
Paul
#2
12-30-13, 03:23 AM
Welcome to the forums Paul!
It's not all that uncommon to have to shim drywall when making repairs so the drywall will be flush with the existing ..... and shimming would be a LOT less work. It's up to you to decide how involved you want to get
It's not all that uncommon to have to shim drywall when making repairs so the drywall will be flush with the existing ..... and shimming would be a LOT less work. It's up to you to decide how involved you want to get
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12-30-13, 05:30 AM
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Just shim your drywall out with whatever you've got. Strips of wood or sheetrock on the studs can work. All you're trying to do is space your new sheetrock out and give it full support along the joists.
The next question then is how are you going to mount your wood paneling on the lower portion of the wall? If nailing or screwing don't forget the extra thickness you shimmed out the sheetrock as you will need longer fasteners to reach the studs beneath.
The next question then is how are you going to mount your wood paneling on the lower portion of the wall? If nailing or screwing don't forget the extra thickness you shimmed out the sheetrock as you will need longer fasteners to reach the studs beneath.
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Thanks for the quick replies! I'll go with the shimming option and since I'll have leftover Sheetrock I'll use that to space it.
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12-31-13, 09:16 AM
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The next question then is how are you going to mount your wood paneling on the lower portion of the wall
I would take careful measurements at each stud as the distance will most likely vary from the standard 1/2". I think what you have is a plaster wall above, which would be consistent with a mud bed tile wall. Shim the walls as needed, install ply and then drywall over the top. If you remove the entire wall, you may find a wire mesh embedded corner support at the ceiling joint.
