Is there a way to install drywall to a exterior dtucco wall that is already enclosed?

Question

Thinking of using liquid nail on back of drywall and then sticking to the wall.

The exterior stucco wall is now a interior wall. The room was once a patio, the home owners enclosed it some years ago. And now they are sick of looking at stucco walls.

Answer 1

i really like Aron's answer and that will probably work. if you don't like that try to put up what i think are called furring strips. all it is is some 1x4's. (attach it to the studs like Aron said with the drywall find studs, glue and screw them to the wall) then attach drywall to the strips and finish as necessary. we did this in a basement and it looked great.
if you want to get crazy take the stucco down and put the dry wall directly on the studs. this will make a heck of a mess but this way you could run any new electrical for outlets in the new wall and not use raceway. good luck

Answer 2

If you just want the wall slick then skim coat it with drywall mud just like when they do plaster like the old days. I have seen this done to cover up textured ceiling or to fix walls after wallpaper has been removed. It would totally work for what you want to do. but if you do decide to drywall any way you can just glue it it will not hold or at least you wont be able to get pressure on it for the glue to set. You will probably have to take a wire or knife and probe around through the stucco and foam and find the studs then lay out you marks 16 on center to find the rest of the studs. and then screw the dry wall up using 2 1/2 - 3 inch screws depending on the thickness of the stucco foam Its usually about 1 1/2inches thick. I would just skim coat it with mud using a 12 inch drywall knife and I would probably use quick set Im sure it will take a good base to fill in the dimples a sanding and then a finall coat to get out any blimishes and slick it up. Good Luck

Answer 3

I'm confused why the heck do you want to put drywall on an exterior wall? Its not waterproof and is meant for indoors. Well, in the case that you happen to have an addition to the home, where one of the old exterior walls has now become an interior one, well that's different. Except I still don't get why you'd drywall over it. Can you remove what's on the wall now, taking it down to the wood and then drywalling it?

Liquid nails is great stuff, but when the time comes you want that taken down, its going to be tough and messy. You still have to tape and mud the seams and near the wall and ceiling edges, how's that going to work. I'd call a pro for sure.