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- What are good methods for framing the addition of an interior room so both old and new drywall are supported?
What are the best methods for framing the locations where a new interior room meets the wall and ceilling of an existing interior room?
I'll be adding a small closet to a room of a house. The rectangular closet will have 3 new walls and use one existing interior wall. The new walls will be framed with (USA) 2x4 inch lumber and then covered by drywall. I see 3 choices for how the new framing can be joined to the old wall and old ceiling.
1) Leave the old drywall in place and attach the new wooden framing to the old framing, leaving the old drywall between them.
2) Cut away just enough old drywall so the new framing can be attached directly to the old wooden framing.
3) Cut away large sections of the old drywall and attach the new framing to the old framing as if it were all new construction.
Methods 1) and 2) are convenient.
Method 1) leaves any problems with replacing or repairing the old drywall to the future. Where the walls are concerned, this doesn't bother me. However, the closet will hold a gas furnace and holes must be cut in the ceiling to allow for the ducts and flue. A contractor will install the furnace and I don't know exactly how this will be done yet. Reparing drywall on the ceiling may be necessary right away. Also, I'd prefer that the new framing meets the ceiling joists directly to give the joists good support instead of having a sheet of drywall between them.
Method 2) leaves the edge of the old drywall unsupported unless by some happy coincidence there is old lumber behind the edges that are left after you cut away part of the drywall.
I'll be adding a small closet to a room of a house. The rectangular closet will have 3 new walls and use one existing interior wall. The new walls will be framed with (USA) 2x4 inch lumber and then covered by drywall. I see 3 choices for how the new framing can be joined to the old wall and old ceiling.
1) Leave the old drywall in place and attach the new wooden framing to the old framing, leaving the old drywall between them.
2) Cut away just enough old drywall so the new framing can be attached directly to the old wooden framing.
3) Cut away large sections of the old drywall and attach the new framing to the old framing as if it were all new construction.
Methods 1) and 2) are convenient.
Method 1) leaves any problems with replacing or repairing the old drywall to the future. Where the walls are concerned, this doesn't bother me. However, the closet will hold a gas furnace and holes must be cut in the ceiling to allow for the ducts and flue. A contractor will install the furnace and I don't know exactly how this will be done yet. Reparing drywall on the ceiling may be necessary right away. Also, I'd prefer that the new framing meets the ceiling joists directly to give the joists good support instead of having a sheet of drywall between them.
Method 2) leaves the edge of the old drywall unsupported unless by some happy coincidence there is old lumber behind the edges that are left after you cut away part of the drywall.