This is my long term plan for the vast northern estate. The existing plaster
will all go, we're going to spray foam the walls and then sheetrock over. Each
wall gets at least 2 outlets with more in the kitchen.
Sadly the upstairs is too short for ceiling fans...
-Curt
On Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 09:08:50 PM EST, G Mann via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
I have been there and done that multiple times [still part of a company
that buys and refurbs homes that are rental income properties, presently
own 42.]
My suggestion:
Clear out all furnishings, rip the drywall and offensive wall covering down
to bare studs. With a crew that applies work ethic, should be done and
broom clean in 2 days. [rent a dumpster and have it set handy to hold the
trash.] Do the same with floor covering, whatever it is, carpet, tile,
wood... get it out.
While the walls are open, update ALL wiring, add circuits YOU want, place
receptacles where YOU want them. Then call in an insulation crew, update
the insulation. Then call in a drywall crew and hang all NEW drywall..
clean, straight, level, square. Do the ceilings at the same time, add extra
modern insulation.
Paint crew, hire them. Suddenly, the interior of the home is clean,
straight, fresh.
Put in the floor material of choice.
Live like you own it, because now nothing is 1/2 done. You'll be glad you
did. In the final cost of time and materials, it will cost you less.
On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 6:36 PM OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
> I have not been there nor done that, but I vote for Randy's solution as the
> cleanest way to go.
>
> On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 5:45 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > I would remove the damaged drywall and replace it with new drywall. It
> > will provide an opportunity to upgrade insulation, electrical wiring and
> > perhaps some of the plumbing. Drywall is not terribly expensive and it
> > will likely be better than any repair that you can make to the existing
> > mess. If you replace it, you won't need to worry about the windows and
> > doors needing to be shimmed out etc. Rip out the old stuff yourself and
> > attend to anything in the walls that needs attention and then hire
> > someone to come in and put up the board and tape and mud it. They will
> > do it really fast and it will look great when done.
> >
> >
> > On 15/12/2021 5:24 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> > > The house I bought in Flagstaff is a typical 1970s brick ranch, 3/2,
> > 2300 SF or so. There were two owners prior to us.
> > >
> > > At some point in the past, one of the previous owners put wood paneling
> > on the walls in the hallway and several bedrooms. They did this with a
> > combination of finish nails and construction adhesive over the original
> > drywall. Ugh. I have removed some of the paneling, exposing the remains
> of
> > the construction adhesive and the holes from the ring shank finish nails
> > they used.
> > >
> > > I would add, not that it matters, that one of the previous owners also
> > painted the paneling. Yellow. Double ugh.
> > >
> > > So I’m wondering what the best approach to remediating this awful
> > paneling might be. My thoughts:
> > >
> > > Remove the paneling and adhesive as best as possible. A lot of the
> > adhesive remains are brittle and will come off the drywall, but in some
> > cases it won’t or if it does it pulls the paper off with it. I figure I
> can
> > skim coat the drywall and use some spray texture to cover these areas. It
> > won’t look great, but it will be far better than painted paneling in our
> > opinion.
> > >
> > > The only other possibility I can think of would be to put more drywall
> > over the existing drywall to have a consistent surface. Either way I’ve
> got
> > to pull things like door casing and base molding and reinstall or install
> > new. I haven’t looked into it, but I'm wondering if there is some sort of
> > thin drywall or panel material I could use. This would be a lot less
> labor
> > intensive, for sure.
> > >
> > > I’m curious as to anyone’s experience with similar situations and how
> > you dealt with it.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > -D
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