And even if you are just an armchair, laptop DIY'er who doesn't know squat about hammers, nails, screws, caulk, dust, dirt, or the pains of 1940's remodels, you might still be able to help.
The old kitchenette that we are turning into a master bathroom has old old old beadboard. The issue is that it runs horizontal...not vertically. Our first thought was to take it all down, cut it, spin it and nail it back up. Our thought now is to leave it up half of it, from the floor 1/2 up the wall, and then do new drywall and chair-rail in the rest of the room.
1. Do we take it all down and do all of that work?
2. Leave 1/2 and move on?
3. Do the entire room in new drywall?
Here is the room in question. Please leave comments
6 comments:
Rip it all down while you are in deomlition mode!!! Actually I would consider sheet rock over the existing board. This way you won't disturb the insulation in the exterior walls. Of coruse if you plan to install electric or plumbing in these walls, then you will have to remove the existing boards anyways. Trying to salvage the existing bead board may be more work than it is worth. Especially since you only have 4 months!
Let me know if you need help man - Bryan L.
Rip it all down while you are in deomlition mode!!! Actually I would consider sheet rock over the existing board. This way you won't disturb the insulation in the exterior walls. Of coruse if you plan to install electric or plumbing in these walls, then you will have to remove the existing boards anyways.
Let me know if you need help man - Bryan L.
Leave it up! Of course, I can't tell what condition it's in from the photo, but it would be a shame to take out something with so much character and replace it with drywall. If it was my house, I'd leave all of it up if you don't need to get into the walls for insulation, electrical, plumbing, etc.
I say leave it up - original features like that add so much character! BUT, I don't have to live with it ;) If you don't love it running horizontally (which I can understand - makes the room look shorter, I bet!), you could take it down carefully and use it in another room, or vertically in this one.
We've shifted alot of things around in our house to make it work for us while retaining its character. We took tin tiles from an old ceiling and used them as our kitchen backsplash, and took our rotted porch's exterior brackets inside as as shelf brackets over a set of french doors. Both look great in their new spots, and keep that "feel" that old homeowners love.
You have insulation behind the walls? Knowing you you'll probably rewire too. Put greenboard up and then put this over the green board. Besides you kind of flounder about in the water anyway.
My vote is for keeping all of it if it's in decent shape. I think it might look wierd if you 1/2 it. My back porch has the same stuff. It can look like narrow lap siding- sort of rustic, if you like that look. I painted it a tan-ish color, and I like the texture it adds to the walls. But then again- that's a back porch too. :)
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