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Turning Brick to drywall
Hi everyone,
I have a nice large family room/breakfast room addition. The issue is that one wall is all brick (use to be the back of the house). The brick wall is 12 feet high and 30 feet long. I would rather that wall have the look of drywall, not brick. Any solutions? I could put up dry wall but then I assume I'd need to put up studs and attach them to the brick? Would drywall mud work? Any other creative ideas? Thanks! Manta |
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In article .com, "Corporate Monkey" wrote:
I have a nice large family room/breakfast room addition. The issue is that one wall is all brick (use to be the back of the house). The brick wall is 12 feet high and 30 feet long. I would rather that wall have the look of drywall, not brick. Any solutions? I could put up dry wall but then I assume I'd need to put up studs and attach them to the brick? That's correct. Firring strips, anyway - not necessarily studs. Would drywall mud work? Sure - over the joints in your drywall. You're not thinking of putting drywall mud right over the brick, are you? Any other creative ideas? It might work to have the wall plastered. But talk to a plaster contractor. That is *not* a do-it-yourself job: making an entire wall look flat and smooth is an art unto itself, that requires considerable practice. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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"Corporate Monkey" wrote in message I would rather that wall have the look of drywall, not brick. Any solutions? I could put up dry wall but then I assume I'd need to put up studs and attach them to the brick? Would drywall mud work? Any other creative ideas? You frame out the wall with 2 x 3 or 2 x 4, attaching the header and sill plate to the ceiling and floor. Add insulation with vapor barrier and then drywall. This is a good time to add receptacles too. |
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On Tue, 24 May 2005 13:50:11 GMT, in alt.home.repair Turning
Brick to drywall "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote: "Corporate Monkey" wrote in message I would rather that wall have the look of drywall, not brick. Any solutions? I could put up dry wall but then I assume I'd need to put up studs and attach them to the brick? Would drywall mud work? Any other creative ideas? You frame out the wall with 2 x 3 or 2 x 4, attaching the header and sill plate to the ceiling and floor. Add insulation with vapor barrier and then drywall. This is a good time to add receptacles too. That's the solutions that probably makes the most sense. -- To reply to me directly, remove the CLUTTER from my email address. |
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On 24 May 2005 05:37:55 -0700, in alt.home.repair Turning Brick
to drywall "Corporate Monkey" wrote: Any other creative ideas? How about stucco? However, that's really not a DIY project. -- To reply to me directly, remove the CLUTTER from my email address. |
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"Corporate Monkey" wrote in message Let's say I want to put up studs since it is a large wall and I want to do electrical outlets...how do I attach the studs to the brick? I'm a newbie to alot of this..so if possible, pease be as descriptive as possible. What type of nails...screws..etc. Did you read my reply from yesterday? The one that said to nail the header to the ceiling and the plate to the floor? No, I guess you didn't. You don't attach the studs to the brick. If you cannot read, I doubt you should be swinging a hammer as they can hurt people. . Use the nails with heads on the header to ceiling, the ones needed for the plate depends on what material the floor it. FWIW, it is "a lot", not "alot" |
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Actually...I didn't read the whole thread...my apologies but thanks for
taking time to write the details. I can read..but I still doubt my ability with a hammer! Thank God I don't have to use a nail gun!! |
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Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"Corporate Monkey" wrote in message I would rather that wall have the look of drywall, not brick. Any solutions? I could put up dry wall but then I assume I'd need to put up studs and attach them to the brick? Would drywall mud work? Any other creative ideas? You frame out the wall with 2 x 3 or 2 x 4, attaching the header and sill plate to the ceiling and floor. Add insulation with vapor barrier and then drywall. This is a good time to add receptacles too. Why would one need a vapor barrier and insulation between two living spaces? -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX |
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