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I removed the cheap paneling and celotex tiles in the back room of our 1949 house last night, and found that a leak in the corner of the flat roof above (replaced in 1990) had evidently saturated about 3′ of the corner, floor to ceiling, for a very long time, and the plaster, screen, backing, and furring strips are all rotten. The whole back 4′ of plaster ceiling had been ripped out, crudely drywalled, and the celotex replaced in (if the dates on the celotex tiles are believable) in 1997. I encountered the same thing while renovating the kitchen, and just ripped all the plaster out, furred the whole mess, and sheetrocked. In this case, since most of the plaster is still ok, I’m considering furring and drywalling 4′ each way from the corner, flush with the old plaster, then finishing both walls and the ceiling with 1/4″ sheetrock. The plaster and furring are sound and solid that far out from the corner, and don’t even smell too bad. Any input from the experts out there (or anyone else) would be appreciated. Thanks- Eric Wallgren
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I removed the cheap paneling and celotex tiles in the back room of our 1949 house last night, and found that a leak in the corner of the flat roof above (replaced in 1990) had evidently saturated about 3' of the corner, floor to ceiling, for a very long time, and the plaster, screen, backing, and furring strips are all rotten. The whole back 4' of plaster ceiling had been ripped out, crudely drywalled, and the celotex replaced in (if the dates on the celotex tiles are believable) in 1997. I encountered the same thing while renovating the kitchen, and just ripped all the plaster out, furred the whole mess, and sheetrocked. In this case, since most of the plaster is still ok, I'm considering furring and drywalling 4' each way from the corner, flush with the old plaster, then finishing both walls and the ceiling with 1/4" sheetrock. The plaster and furring are sound and solid that far out from the corner, and don't even smell too bad. Any input from the experts out there (or anyone else) would be appreciated. Thanks- Eric Wallgren