bmancanfly had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/cons...ing-16583-.htm

SteveBell wrote:

I'm renovating my concrete block house. As we removed the drywall
and plaster, the area around the inside of the window openings is
proving to be very difficult to remove. The sills are tile on top of
mortar (very difficult to remove)and it is very difficult to get the
sides of the openings clean and smoothe for the new drywall.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Invest in a hammer drill. Use it in hammer-only mode. You'll be
done in no time.

Thanks for the suggestion. That should make it easier to remove.
Also, can drywall be attached directly to that cleaned up concrete
block?

I was also thinking it might be easier to leave the inside of the
windows alone and just drywall right over them and make them flush
with the new interior drywall.

I've not worked on concrete block walls, so I can just handwave.

I think I would put furring strips on the wall, then put the wallboard
on that. You'd have some air circulation back there. Some kind of vapor
barrier would probably be good, too. I'll wait for people with
experience to chime in.

I've cross-posted this to alt.home.repair since that group is _much_
more active.

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Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX USA