Building Materials and Construction Technology
Kardan79: [citat] My perception of both Nivell and Subfloor is that they are fantastic to deal with! We got a lot of tips and advice when we asked for it. And when Beijers messed up an order, Subfloor made sure to ship things directly to us (on-site within 24h of the call) and then sorted it out with Beijers afterward. If it is a relatively simple space to ventilate (four straight walls and no obstacles),
sebastian evander: [citat] Hi Martin! I have an uglier tile floor in the kitchen and hall that I want to make look nicer. How did it turn out for you, have you applied microcement on it?
Stefan1972: Although it really doesn't matter.........even if there IS asbestos in the glue, it won't release anything anyway. Not more than the normal levels of asbestos in the air anyway. Believe it or not, but everyone filters in asbestos every day.............very small amounts, but still.
Karrock: The dark wool is stone wool, rockwool, and the lighter is glass wool. The stone wool is likely the original and the glass wool from a later additional insulation.
Anonymiserad 618974: Villcon works with private individuals.
Anonymiserad 405730: [citat] Yes, it becomes more durable..
klaskarlsson: [citat] Both Bauhaus and Hedin bygg I've seen unpainted profile mouldings... but you can paint on the finished ones too: Sand them lightly and go, I would say.
klaskarlsson: [citat] Interior walls made of wooden studs and plasterboard have been used for about 50 years at least. Sometimes it cracks, most of the time it holds. It depends a lot on the house: A log house on pillars moves more than a stone house on a slab, and with large movements, there is a greater risk that something will crack.
Jesper Karlsson3: [citat] I imagined it would get better when we applied the self-leveling compound - better stability = less vibration - but now realize that it might have had the opposite effect... The question is if anyone has an idea of what can be done about it?
klaskarlsson: [citat] It rather looks like there's a gap between, say, a new and an older part where it differs by a few cm. Ventilation shouldn't be done that way. But you can seal it with windproofing paper, or aluminum netting if you want? Otherwise, I think battens will work just fine.
Chronaus: I have just torn up the joists in a room in our 1923 house. The room has 2-3" thick plank walls with a sill made of oak. The sill is placed on larger cut natural stone blocks where the gaps have been sealed with cement by previous owners. On the south side of the room, the exterior wall is 4 meters long. In the middle of the wall is a window section about 160 cm wide. Under the window, the sill
goosen: [citat] Yes, it seems to be some glue. However, you can't visually determine whether it's asbestos or not. You need to look at it under a microscope. I was mostly wondering if anyone has experience with asbestos being used behind door frames?
stenna: Wide Butyltape might work to use.
J-hus: I pre-drilled to avoid risking having to redo everything
Aurélien Trigo: Hi friends, I have a cob house building project in Ingarö/Värmdö, for which I will need large amounts of stones, sand, and clay. Stones and sand are easy to buy, but clay is more of a rarity, I see a lot of posts of people giving some away from construction sites but all those are years old and I can't seem to find anything in the area at the moment. The project starts in May 2025 and I will
BirgitS: It is probably not possible to see from those drawings and pictures. One needs technical drawings.
lillazorro: Thanks for the answers - covering them up is not a completely bad idea actually. If electricity is drawn in the wall to those two lamps, then the cords to the TV can be hidden quite well 😊 Or contact a mason if they need to be removed.
ubbe86: Hello! I am in the process of renovating and adding insulation to our vestibule, (it was apparently once a porch that was enclosed). The insulation and framework are finished and covered with OSB boards. But now to my question, I will also insulate and raise the floor to bring it level with the hallway floor. Is it best to drywall the walls first or lay the floor first, and if so, why? Thanks!
klaskarlsson: [citat] Personally, I would have plastered if I couldn’t/couldn’t be bothered to install battens and screw up a new ceiling. Glue would probably hold if there’s a smooth and clean surface underneath... but then you’d probably want to scrape it clean anyway, so you might as well plaster?
Conqvist: I seem to have seen it and also found the following on the website https://www.hornbach.se/p/vingmutter-dresselhaus-din-315-m12-a2/4612212/
maah: Live in the house for a while and you'll come up with 50 things that are more important than a smooth ceiling :) Loosen the ventilation unit and you can see there what material the boards are made of.
BirgitS: One should not be worried about how buildings were constructed in the past, but it is good to know what is inside the walls so you know what you're dealing with. Is it not possible to call someone on the board/administrator/property manager? It's not a matter of any official board decision that needs to be made.
MathiasS: There is only one way when it comes to stoves and chimneys, and that is to follow the installation instructions that come with the product. Everything you are asking about is written there.
Sam Petrovich: [citat] Thank you for your answer. Everything I talked about is on interior walls of the basement. The one retaining paint is because the moisture hasn't penetrated, and the drainage works fairly well on most parts of the house. It's starting to look nice with just c plaster and a skilled hand (not mine but my partner's)
Odi et Amo: If you're going to use it as storage, I can only see advantages to plastering the walls. Simpler, cheaper, easier to, for example, screw up shelves
Matti_75: You are thinking exactly right. It is not standard practice, but a plastic in a partition wall is completely correct. Imagine if you get negative pressure in your apartment and the neighbor is frying bacon and opens a window because it smells. They then get positive pressure in their apartment, and your negative pressure absorbs it. Only plastic film is sufficiently tight to withstand this. Also
Henkan Sundberg: [citat] [/QUOTE] Ok, so saying it absolutely doesn't work isn't quite accurate, in other words. I have used Ardex products for this since they have filler for raw concrete with good results many times, expensive yes, but convenient and never gone wrong. But let's not hijack the thread; of course, TS can do as he pleases. Have a nice evening!