Building Materials and Construction Technology
Östgöte89: Hello! We are building a carport with a storage room and have now started to approach finishing the interior of the storage room. In one corner, it is especially a bit damp down by the concrete slab (insulated), particularly where the slab meets the sill paper, but even the sill is a bit damper there. I understand that we need to dry it out before insulating, etc., but it's sealed now so the air
Tompafix: [citat] Wedge in a 45mm at the joint and screw into both the old and new boards. 70mm can easily become 68mm when dried. Or plane down a 70mm and put it there.
Installation: Completely reasonable price level, I would say
Mjolnir: [citat] Thanks for the tip, if something were to happen with a joint along the interior walls, what do you think it would be?
Dsl: [citat] We also have raised floors on an uninsulated concrete slab with mineral wool, although 10 years older. The most critical thing should be if wood comes into contact with concrete. Bad smells can come from impregnated wooden frames/sill. I would recommend making a couple of inspection holes instead of paying a lot of money for a measurement. This way, you'll also see how well it's
Carl Johansson: So nice it turned out!
Monica Sangö: [citat] Hi! I read that timber prices have gone up by 30%?!!
Björn Dahlroth: The color of the break may suggest some form of fiber cement. But there are some grains of some sort in the break. Some old plasterboards have mixed in sawdust, but this is likely some form of old fiber cement. Maybe fiber cement mixed with sawdust. Plasterboards always have layers of cardboard/paper on the surfaces. Otherwise, they wouldn't hold. Fiber cement is also significantly heavier than
topmount: Doesn't feel so strange that moisture is seeping in with open ground and a cold metal roof.
Monaco: [citat] 154009"]Buy large bricks in the same dimension as you have. The building supply store that sells to masons and stove makers has it or can order it. In my area, it's Optimera that has this in stock, but it certainly varies between places where masons shop. Use the same mortar as before. If it is an old chimney (before the 50s/60s), it is hydraulic lime mortar that is used. Both as plaster
Stuff: [citat] No, no, the plastic was pushed against the rafters and then it was no more than 30cm to the next sparse. So it was just the one in the wall/ceiling angle I waited a little with.
Big builder: [citat] I find that the wood is easy to work with but still feels quite hard. Hmm, so I would probably not say it's soft.
Ludde Jakobsson: Can't remember the percentage... but at least 60% should be removed to avoid double moisture barriers... i.e., the old wall should be able to breathe.
Stefan Bengt: Hi, I'm renovating at home and have an incredibly ugly metal fire door to the boiler room, where there's a combi boiler from the 90s that used to burn oil, today it's only used to heat the hot water in the house. Is the fire door still needed or can I install a regular interior door?
Kramla: [citat] Yes, that's correct, turned out really stable(y)
Pappa1986: [citat] Exactly right. I'll go up to the attic this weekend and check it out. Hopefully, it's an old damage that's been repaired.
gcostanza: Hello! How long does it take to install standing seam metal on a gable roof of approximately 100 sqm? Is there a difference between standing seam metal and standing seam metal, so it's possible to save money on the material? Asking "Maybe a new metal roof#"
Dowser4711: Stone wool is heavier and thus provides better damping of quite a few frequencies. But glass wool also offers good insulation. I redid the ceiling in a "youth room" on the ground floor and chose somewhat thicker (I unfortunately don't remember the exact thickness) glass wool than was motivated (but the price difference for one room was marginal) and achieved excellent results. However, I had to
ÉlPon: Okay, then it would be drawn as 3 pieces skew-nailed. 2 pieces from one direction and one in the middle from the other direction? But does that mean one should use a total of 6 nails for each beam? 3 straight out from the exterior and 3 skew-nailed from the inside? There is a comment "Beams and edge beams skew-nailed." but they have written that before concerning attachment to the sill (instead
adde_hjelm: I'm planning to replace part of an old deck, but I can't find any pressure-treated decking in the 22x145 dimension. Does anyone know if it's available anywhere?
hepe1979: Thanks for the tips. The sheet metal work on the apartment building, from which the picture is taken, is a real delight to look at.
z_bumbi: Lifting strap or sling It is possible and one just needs to remember that it cannot be placed directly on the spot without first getting the straps out before the final lowering. Support underneath with joists and use a joist/bar as leverage. Pull out a joist and repeat. The person operating the machine should be aware of how you are doing it and, above all, they and the rest of you should always
JR_83: [citat] Thanks for the response! Great idea, I’ll contact the truss factory and check with them. Best regards Jonas