Wood Planks on inside of exterior wall
#1
03-13-14, 10:25 AM
Wood Planks on inside of exterior wall
Hello,
I am renovating a room in my home in Ontario Canada, I believe the house was built in 1935, it had 1 exterior wall. I figured I would rip down the drywall & paperboard that was there and re insulate that wall while I was ripping into things. When I removed the final layer of paperboard, I found these various sized wooden planks across the inside of the exterior wall. Looks like similar planks are on the exterior side of the wall as well.
Are these structural? Am I okay to remove them? Should I just forget about insulating and close it back up?
Any advice would be greatly appricated, I will attach a picture.
I am renovating a room in my home in Ontario Canada, I believe the house was built in 1935, it had 1 exterior wall. I figured I would rip down the drywall & paperboard that was there and re insulate that wall while I was ripping into things. When I removed the final layer of paperboard, I found these various sized wooden planks across the inside of the exterior wall. Looks like similar planks are on the exterior side of the wall as well.
Are these structural? Am I okay to remove them? Should I just forget about insulating and close it back up?
Any advice would be greatly appricated, I will attach a picture.
#2
03-13-14, 11:16 AM
Welcome to the forums!
I suspect they were used as a cheap wall covering back when it was built. While there might be a little structural value to the boards I'd think it be ok to remove them. See what some of the others have to say.
I suspect they were used as a cheap wall covering back when it was built. While there might be a little structural value to the boards I'd think it be ok to remove them. See what some of the others have to say.
#4
03-13-14, 04:45 PM
Is there a chance this was some kind of porch or unfinished part of the home originally? Then maybe someone decided to convert to living space and applied the second wall finish. I doubt there would be any issue with removing the boards but if you are worried about it maybe you can insulate by blowing in material. They seem to make a good base for new wall covering.
#5
03-13-14, 05:46 PM
Thanks for the input calvert, I'll maybe look into blown insulation.
It's at the side of the house, and as far as I can tell it's sitting on the original foundation wall (I have a crawl space) so I don't think it was a porch. Before an addition was put on the house, I believe this was actually the Kitchen.
It's at the side of the house, and as far as I can tell it's sitting on the original foundation wall (I have a crawl space) so I don't think it was a porch. Before an addition was put on the house, I believe this was actually the Kitchen.
#6
03-14-14, 06:08 AM
Banned. Rule And/Or Policy Violation
I'd remove it, fire block the top and bottoms of the walls, do any needed rewiring.
Check the walls with a string pulled tight to see how flat the wall is.
They may need shimming or sistering to get them flat.
Add any needed blocking in the inside corners to attach the sheetrock to.
Spray foam any place wiring runs through the top and bottom plates and around the windows.
(good time to install a replacement window)
Then insulate and sheetrock.
Check the walls with a string pulled tight to see how flat the wall is.
They may need shimming or sistering to get them flat.
Add any needed blocking in the inside corners to attach the sheetrock to.
Spray foam any place wiring runs through the top and bottom plates and around the windows.
(good time to install a replacement window)
Then insulate and sheetrock.
#7
03-15-14, 05:51 PM
I'm not planning on staying in this house much longer than a couple years. The more I think about it, I'm not sure if I want to rip that wood out, or have the added expense of blowing in insulation. I don't need to run any wiring in this wall, so I really have no reason to take them off.
Can any body give me some input on if you think it would be okay to put up some sheets of of XPS or ISO insulation board on these wood planks and then put drywall directly over top? As far as I can tell there is no existing insulation in the walls, and the house has vinyl siding. Is this going to cause any issues, or trap moisture in the walls and cause problems?
Can any body give me some input on if you think it would be okay to put up some sheets of of XPS or ISO insulation board on these wood planks and then put drywall directly over top? As far as I can tell there is no existing insulation in the walls, and the house has vinyl siding. Is this going to cause any issues, or trap moisture in the walls and cause problems?
#8
03-16-14, 04:15 AM
I'd go ahead and rip it out so I could insulate it right. That will make the room warmer and might result in a higher selling price down the road. I'm sure poorly insulated walls would lower the selling price especially in your climate.
#9
03-16-14, 10:35 AM
the reason I am tempted to leave the wood there, is because I've discovered that all of the exterior walls in the entire house have this planking. The room I am working on only has about a 10 foot section of exterior wall. I have no plans to rip out any of the other rooms before I move, so I don't know that properly insulating this one room would really give me any added you value at time of sale. That's why I would like to just give myself a little bit of insulation and stop some of the draft, so I can close it back up a little nicer. Will an xps or iso cause me any issues?
