Walls and Ceilings - corners
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jesanoldude
01-05-05, 04:04 PM
l'm tearing out lath an plaster walls.when l got to the corner, l found they had put lath on one wall the they nailed 1x2 on top of these to put the next wall's lath on.The corners are of 4x4 construction. What is the best way to correct this so that l can put up sheet rock?
nomind
01-06-05, 08:51 PM
Hi,
-I'd guess you're not getting answers because it's a little hard to visualise your situation? Is the 1x2 getting in the way, or are the 4x4 cornerposts sticking out ? :confused:
-I'd guess you're not getting answers because it's a little hard to visualise your situation? Is the 1x2 getting in the way, or are the 4x4 cornerposts sticking out ? :confused:
awesomedell
01-07-05, 09:52 AM
Hi Jes, sorry you post got a bit overlooked.
Since you're planning to hang drywall in this room, I would recommend pulling down all of the lath as well as the plaster. Reason for this is that back in the days when plaster was king, carpenters didn't worry much about the walls being straight, plumb, & true, they relied on the plasterman to take care of this with their work. You might not have noticed, but I bet the plaster you removed was thicker in some places than in others. If the studs behind the lath aren't in nearly perfect allignment, when you install drywall over them you'll end up with wavy walls since drywall will conform to what it's attached to. So like I said I would remove all of the lath & then use a string or laser level to see where the high or low spots on the wall are. Mark the studs that aren't lined up and add shims to the low spots & use either a rasp or block plane to shave down the high ones so that the walls are flat and lined up before installing the drywall. You may also have to add nailers in the corner in order to have something to attach the drywall to there.
Removing the lath also will give you access to the wall cavity in order to update wiring, plumbing, insulation in there, which is always a good idea while you've got the wall opened up & may save you some headaches down the road.
HTH & good luck!
Since you're planning to hang drywall in this room, I would recommend pulling down all of the lath as well as the plaster. Reason for this is that back in the days when plaster was king, carpenters didn't worry much about the walls being straight, plumb, & true, they relied on the plasterman to take care of this with their work. You might not have noticed, but I bet the plaster you removed was thicker in some places than in others. If the studs behind the lath aren't in nearly perfect allignment, when you install drywall over them you'll end up with wavy walls since drywall will conform to what it's attached to. So like I said I would remove all of the lath & then use a string or laser level to see where the high or low spots on the wall are. Mark the studs that aren't lined up and add shims to the low spots & use either a rasp or block plane to shave down the high ones so that the walls are flat and lined up before installing the drywall. You may also have to add nailers in the corner in order to have something to attach the drywall to there.
Removing the lath also will give you access to the wall cavity in order to update wiring, plumbing, insulation in there, which is always a good idea while you've got the wall opened up & may save you some headaches down the road.
HTH & good luck!
jesanoldude
01-08-05, 04:02 PM
here is the problem refined after removing all plaster and lath. l find that the corners are of 4x4 construction. So l what l'm thinking of doing is add a 2x4 to each side of the 4x4 to give me someplace to nail my sheetrock. With jes the 4x4, l can only nail one side to the 4x4 without adding a board ontop of the sheetrock to nail second wall to
awesomedell
01-10-05, 03:10 AM
You've got the right idea, just sister in a 2"x4" to the 4"x4" so you'll have a nailer at the corner to attach the drywall to, after removing all the lath. You can use either nails or screws to attach the 2"x4" nailer to the 4"x. HTH & post back if you run into anymore questions.