Hi Guys,
So I recently purchased a home, and after moving in and trying to install a picture frame I realized that the walls are not drywall, but are instead made of really thick cardboard! :down: (interesting, because the home inspection says "drywall"). The home is a tiny rancher from 1958, that was built for returning Korean War veterans. Previous owner tells me that two rooms had their ceilings collapse while he lived there!
Anyway The cardboard walls can't hold even a picture frame and i think they have a little bit of a musty smell.... so i'm going to replace everything in the house with drywall. It's only 2 bedrooms and is 750 square feet so at least it's a small home
my plan is basically as follows:
1. Tear ceilings & walls off and let old insulation fall.
2. Bag up all insulation & cardboard walls and haul to dump
3. get an electrician to look over the wiring in the house
4. put fiberglass insulation bats in place from below
5. cover everything back up with drywall
I had a insulation expert come out and tell me that the attic insulation is cellulose and not an asbestos hazard (but maybe i should test it anyway?)
what do you all think?!
So I recently purchased a home, and after moving in and trying to install a picture frame I realized that the walls are not drywall, but are instead made of really thick cardboard! :down: (interesting, because the home inspection says "drywall"). The home is a tiny rancher from 1958, that was built for returning Korean War veterans. Previous owner tells me that two rooms had their ceilings collapse while he lived there!
Anyway The cardboard walls can't hold even a picture frame and i think they have a little bit of a musty smell.... so i'm going to replace everything in the house with drywall. It's only 2 bedrooms and is 750 square feet so at least it's a small home
my plan is basically as follows:
1. Tear ceilings & walls off and let old insulation fall.
2. Bag up all insulation & cardboard walls and haul to dump
3. get an electrician to look over the wiring in the house
4. put fiberglass insulation bats in place from below
5. cover everything back up with drywall
I had a insulation expert come out and tell me that the attic insulation is cellulose and not an asbestos hazard (but maybe i should test it anyway?)
what do you all think?!