Walls and Ceilings - removed shingles, tar paper, what now?

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drmaggielynn
07-04-09, 01:18 PM
Our 1950's house has an enclosed room between the garage & house, we decided to make it a real room and spent the morning pulling off the shingles. Now we have one wall of shiplap and another flat wall of tar paper over boards. Any suggestions on what to put over the tar paper? It's the garage wall.
Or over the shiplap for that matter?

Bill62
07-04-09, 03:26 PM
Drywall comes to mind.

Bill
drmaggielynn
07-04-09, 07:46 PM
i wasn't sure if anything neeeded to be done before the drywall went on, The home improvement store didn't think so.

GBR in WA
07-04-09, 08:58 PM
Now's the time to add receptical boxes and a two way switch, if needed. I believe you need type X wallboard there unless you already have it in the garage for fire code. Hopefully you can cut the door jambs narrower to match the wallboard and add casing. It should be a fire rated door as the room is now living space. Depends on the space as to if it needs heat and natural light/ventilation. Be safe, G