Author Topic: faux brick sheetrock  (Read 1647 times)

FC5

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faux brick sheetrock
« on: October 09, 2015, 06:51:32 AM »
Our 1976 house came with an array of beautiful original details, including some of the original (painted) panel and two ugly faux brick walls (not to mention the original plumbing). I thought the brick was some kind of plastic attached to the drywall (either glued or nailed...was praying it was nailed), but upon removal of the panel and seeing where it joined the faux brick, a piece chipped off and I discovered the brick is actually the drywall itself. I have never seen this. Have you?

I am not sure what the best way to remove/replace is. I don't know if this is normal, but the panel was installed right over the fiberglass insulation, so I already have to hang drywall on that side. The removal of the faux brick drywall would be messy (I assume). Anyone have experience with this? Previous owners already just painted the panel and brick a lighter color and put up (shitty craftsmanship) crown... so we are just taking it all out now.

Any tips appreciated.

paddedhat

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Re: faux brick sheetrock
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2015, 01:26:44 PM »
Never heard of that one. If it's just sheetrock, it obviously needs to be torn out and replaced.  Removing any drywall is never hard, but always messy.  I usually grab a dust mask, straight claw carpenter hammer, and a garbage can. Drive the hammer, claw first, right into the wall and start pulling it off. A little finesse is a must, since there will be wires hidden in there and you don't want to do any needless damage to the insulation. The idea is to use the hammer to pull chunks off the studs. The remainder of the job will be easy, or suck, depending on how it's fastened. If it's just nailed to the studs, you're good. If it's glued and screwed, it can get ugly. The screws can either be yanked out with the hammer, or backed out with a screwdriver, or battery drill. As you may note, the glue does a great job of permanently attaching the back of the sheetrock to the studs. This needs to be scraped off the studs with whatever works, putty knives, chisel, etc....

waffle

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Re: faux brick sheetrock
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2015, 01:30:20 PM »
My house had kind of the same thing. the kitchen walls were covered in brick (the thin ones not full brick). In one section I tried just chipping the bricks off, but that took too long and made too many holes so I just ended up ripping the drywall off and redoing it.