by Phil_V »
Fri May 28, 2010 11:44 pm
Thanks, the boards on the whole do seem sound, it's literally just the surface paper that has come off.
One board that I did damage a bit (and will need to be patched) I decided to open out the hole a bit so I could see what was behind it, and it seems that there is an egg-crate type construction going on within the wall, behind the plasterboard. I couldn't see any wooden struts / studs through the small hole, but I'm guessing there must be.
With it being the honeycomb type I am not keen to replace the board, and if I place new boards over the old then they bathroom will be too small to take the bath - lol
Removing the loose surface, and then sealing will be the way forward I think :)
Out of interest, why is / would there be this honeycomb filling, rather than just wooden stud work?