I would like to insulate my drywall in my bedroom, but I do not want to break the old wall down. Thanks?

Answer 1

you'll need to go to a home improvement store and purchase some drywall screws, drywall, 2x4, fur strips, rolls of insulation, styrofoam sheets, drywall tape and mud. place the 2x4 on the previous wall. space them accordingly depending on the size of the styrofoam sheets and the width of the insulation rolls. Then place a furring strips perpendicular to the 2x4 about 2/3 of the way up the length of the 2x4. Then make your self a styrofoam w/ insulation sandwich and slide it under the furring strip between the 2x4s. once you have the entire wall done up like this. put another furring strip 1/3 of the way up the length of the 2x4. so what you have should look like a giant graph made of wood with sandwich beetween the lines. now your 2x4s are also the studs to hold up the new sheetrock. tape and mud accordingly and your good to go.
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Answer 2

If the plaster and the lathe are so weakened that you can push it in easily, it should not be a problem to remove. The lathe should be removed also so that the new drywall can be installed directly to the studs. After you have removed the old materials it will become apparent how to get the baseboards off. The question really becomes how well will new baseboards fit into the style of the rest of the house? Of course you might be able to find new baseboards which closely, if not, exactly match what you have. If your stud spacing does not allow installation of the drywall, it will be necessary to install more studs. The new stud dimensiions will probably not be the same as the old ones, but that doesn't matter as long as the new stud faces (the part that the drywall attaches to) are in line with the old. One way to do this is to attach a string from one corner, along the face of the wall to the other corner of the room. Install the new studs so that they touch but do not protrude beyon the string. Actually a string at the top, middle, and bottom of the wall would be most useful. It will be pretty dusty. Putting a barrier over the door opening should help it from getting into the rest of the house. If there is a window and weather permits, a fan blowing out of the room would definitely help. A good dust mask, face protection and substantial gloves are a must for your protection. There may be pipes and wire under the old plaster so go slowly and try to pull materials off the wall rather than smash them off until you know what is behind there. Good luck and have fun..

Answer 3

I assume this is an exterior wall. You are better off having someone remove the drywall, fill the caavities with insulation, (3 1/2") or add 2 x 2 to the existing 2 x 4's and use 6" insulation. Redrywall and enjoy.

Answer 4

Believe me that it will be better to remove the current drywall and redo the drywall after adding the insulation. Choose a high R insulation to make use of the existing space for insulation on the wall. This will be a clean solution in the long run. If you wish you may nail a 1x3 wood (or better 1x4 if available or cut it) to the existing 2x4s to increase the depth of insulation.

Answer 5

You could glue 1" pink foam insulation to the walls and cover that with 1/2" drywall and retape it and paint it. You should mark the stud locations so you can screw the drywall down, and you will have to extend the electrical outlet boxes, and retrim the windows though.
The foam has an R-value of about 5 per inch, which is pretty good, plus it is a vapor barrier. It's best to prime the new drywall with vapor barrier paint though.
Your room will get slightly smaller though...

Answer 6

Blown-in insulation will work.
You need to drill holes into the drywall, at the top into each stud cavity -- then blow in the insulation.
The insulation and blower (rental) are available at most large home improvement stores.

If it were me, given it's a drywall insulation, I would just remove the drywall, add fiberglass insulation, the add new drywall. (then tape and paint wall)
Drywall is not that expensive.

If the insulation is just for sound-deadening, you could put up cork tiles, or adhere noise dampening ceiling tiles.
Don't put up those large Styrofoam sheets as they are a fire hazard (not sure about cork).

Answer 7

Easy Answer. They have a machine that cuts a hole in your walls and blows the insulation in. The insulation fits snugly between the beams.
Call around to get someone to do it for you,or invest in the machine yourself.
The hole is easily repairable.

Answer 8

Another way is to do it from the outside, especially if you have wood siding. Drill 1" holes in between the studs and blow in the insulation and then put plugs in the holes and paint to match your house.

Answer 9

There is also the spray in foam. A hole the size of a pencil is all they need, and the spray the foam in. They have to get the foam in all the cells of your wall, so there will be numerous holes all around the room, just a few inches below the ceiling. I hope this helps.

Answer 10

sorry dude you can't you have to break down the old one

dude i know i build home