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Need a thin wall....bathroom renovationFrom: mar.ko@verizon.net
Category: Wallboard/Veneer Plaster
Remote Name: 151.197.185.205
Date: 14 Feb 2005
Time: 10:09 PM
CommentsWe are expanding our ground-floor tiny bath to accomodate a whirlpool tub, but we are hurting for room to install it: every inch counts.
Construction is as follows: 8" cinder block (up to 3 blocks high), on top of that: 4" cavity block on the interior (offset 4" from the edge of the cinder block), 4" brick on the exterior.
For building that wall, I do not want to use even 2x3 or 2x4 framing, instead I want the thinnest possible application.
I am thinking of simply gluing or tapconning some small 1" ribs vertically to permit a air space between the block and the wall, then placing 2x3s sliced in half (1 1/4" thickness) horizontally. Next, I would place 1" R6 foam board in between the horizontal nailers.
The lower cinder block sticks-out 4", but the whirlpool tub platform will be built from that level down, so that "lost space" is not critical...it's the space above the top of the tub that is critical.
Greenboard would be placed about 1 foot above the top of the platform level, and 3/8" drywall for the rest.
Am I crazy or will this "work" to save us about 2-4" of wall space ?
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