Hello all,
I've come across this wall in a bathroom and I'm wondering what to do, hoping someone can help. The wall consists of approx 2"/50mm semi-compressed wood strands/chips. with lining paper each side and a skim of plaster, i've never seen this construction material before, so it's a new one on me.
It's got wet in the past but the bathroom was redone about 15 years ago and another layer of plasterboard and stud work was placed on top of this which showed no signs of damp so it's been drier than Gandhi's flip-flop since.
The other side of the wall is finished and decorated and I've confirmed there is just a skim and paint on the other side, so removal would mean re doing the adjoining room.
What would you do in this situation? would it be possible/advisable to bond coat straight to this?
It's getting tiled but I need a stronger surface to mount the cement board to.
I've come across this wall in a bathroom and I'm wondering what to do, hoping someone can help. The wall consists of approx 2"/50mm semi-compressed wood strands/chips. with lining paper each side and a skim of plaster, i've never seen this construction material before, so it's a new one on me.
It's got wet in the past but the bathroom was redone about 15 years ago and another layer of plasterboard and stud work was placed on top of this which showed no signs of damp so it's been drier than Gandhi's flip-flop since.
The other side of the wall is finished and decorated and I've confirmed there is just a skim and paint on the other side, so removal would mean re doing the adjoining room.
What would you do in this situation? would it be possible/advisable to bond coat straight to this?
It's getting tiled but I need a stronger surface to mount the cement board to.