Building Materials and Construction Technology
gaia: you cannot control the ground moisture but you can minimize the damage it causes, see post 9 and 10.
NiBaBaD: No one else who has any clever ideas on how to solve this?
fribygg: [citat] Are you planning to build it so that snow from the machine hall roof can fall onto your new sloped roof?
Friteradräka: Hi! I am renovating a 1930s house with a brick frame where the walls have a layer of plaster and then wallpapered in about 2-3 layers. All the window niches have been covered by the previous owner with some type of board (parquet flooring?) likely to hide the insulation that has been pushed out from the window. Plaster or mortar has also come off the wall at the transition to the window. Much of
Buildgates: The windbreak is T-vind Super. As a vapor retarder, Mataki D20 is installed in the roof and walls.
Kris1: Hello forum. How would you handle this? Previously installed plaster that I guess was put up in 2004. After a water leak from the vent pipe, I had to tear down the plaster. Everything else looked good. I was thinking of plastering to do it properly in the basement, but there is an old opening in the middle, so I need to build it up. Since there are wooden boards against the bathroom floor, it
Ekan41: [citat] How have you built it? Do you feel like sending some pictures? 🙏
Düsseldorff: [citat] Ok, that was more than I knew. What I have built is not submerged in water, and none of the properties have their own well. But of course, it's inappropriate to pollute the groundwater with creosote. I'll read up on it.
tuffebulle: [citat] i.e., no bricks or what do you mean? 😬
kmohsan: I will have water-based underfloor heating on the 1st floor, 45 sqm living room, half the area has a crawl space below and half the area has a basement below. The house was built in 1974. There is insulation in the floor. Today I have chipboard and parquet flooring, it will be parquet flooring. I do not know which options are best: option A LK EPS 30 Grooved Board on the current chipboard? Will I
Centano: I haven't calculated the material cost, but it's important to note that the cabin isn't complete without adding the cost for the foundation, roofing felt, metal sheets, and paint. And if you want the cabin to look like the picture, you should also add the cost of the roof tiles. When it came time for a playhouse at home, I threw one together using pallets. The period during which the playhouse is
Rickard.: [citat] I'm not in any way an expert on the subject, so take my words for what they're worth. Joining factory edges together will never be particularly concealed, and the bonding will only be as strong as the adhesive holding the laminated edge in place. But with good joint fittings, I wouldn't be worried about it. I think typically you join cut edges, but you do as you like. You can drill
Hjogvik: If there is any risk that the floor might become damp from below, you should not use pressure-treated timber in the joist structure. This is a known problem with houses from the 80s when uninsulated slab-on-grade was used with pressure-treated beams that become damp, moldy with a toxic and strong smell. After an hour, it causes a headache.
fribygg: Sure you can, but it's doubtful if it will turn out well. If it's an old exterior panel already on the wall, you also risk it becoming cold in the room since the exterior panel is usually mounted on an air gap.
Richard med H: Nah. It's not a traditional crown but a modern thing. Traditionally, I would have gone with a chain, but for this one, a wire is best.
Lennart12: Hello, If the floor structure is designed for 200 kg/m² and if the floor had a 100% utilization rate at the time of design, it will theoretically fail if this load is exceeded. However, it is more likely that there will be greater deformation with a smaller overload. There are safety margins built into the materials; the materials can often withstand more than what is permitted by the building
pellemania: Cast against the existing L-support. You can build the shed's stud wall on the L-support.
Testarn: Cut a little beveled/angled piece out of the old board and fill in the groove with joint compound, then embed a paper tape quite broadly but thinly. Since the joint compound groove is missing on that board, you need to cut out a bit, bevel it with about a 45-degree angle, slightly more than half of the board's thickness. After you've applied joint compound and sanded it to your satisfaction,
rallysmulan: Going to check how much insulation there is in the ceiling, but the rest is completely uninsulated. It's just like those old wall blocks. The wall might be about 15 cm thick.
fsn: A common trick is to screw a 100mm hole saw into the 125mm hole saw. Then it guides on the outer edge. I recently drilled up many holes for ceiling spotlights from 73mm to 83mm. I then drew a 73mm adapter with a center hole for the drill.
Almost0.5acres: Hello Thanks for the good answers and tips. I will keep this in mind.
Workingclasshero: Choose timber carefully at the lumberyard. It doesn't matter much if you choose pressure-treated or not with today's pressure-treated wood. Straight, slow-grown without knots, maintain with oil or tar etc. Feel free to put plastic feet on tables, chairs, etc. Put it away in the fall and let it stand in a well-ventilated area without sunlight on it. The sun's rays affect the wood and shorten its
Dr Benz: [citat] I can't speak for the frequency. But for my own part, it's "just" one house I'm renovating. I'm not overly concerned. I'm trying to avoid inhaling it. But not worried. You have to form your own opinion and take it from there.
Janus82: It looks like the outer vangstycke has come loose. How does it look on the underside of the stairs?
HazzeG: Going to install a new loft ladder. I have seen a stylish hook with a mount in black metal. Discreet and simple. I have searched but haven't been able to find the brand and where it can be purchased. Does anyone recognize it and know where it can be found?? [bild]
Tompafix: [citat] The wall is probably load-bearing. It should bear the roof trusses' load from the house part where the living room is located. You can enter your values into this program and select opening in exterior wall for a one-story house. https://www.byggbeskrivningar.se/dimensionering/med-meny/?cid=931
octomore: [citat] Oh, no, my thought was to put new studs between the existing ones to achieve the correct CC measurement :)
ClasseClas: [bild] It turned out quite fitting when I saw which screw I chose to put up a wall clock in the living room after re-wallpapering. Gypsum + particle board in the interior walls. Here is a good picture that gives a sense of how much a wood screw can withstand in different wall mountings. The original poster can then consider how calmly he wants to swim or how difficult it should be to sleep at
gorran: [bild] Now part of the floor under the basement stairs outside has been chipped away. It's the foundation that is visible next to the wall.