Craftsman closes door opening in concrete with wooden studs, is it ok?

[Fairlane]

I did the same in an apartment in 2006. No cracks when I sold in 2013.

 

[myrstack]

How long did it take before it cracked? Light steel frame and plasterboard are probably the closest to suggest

A few months and then it worsened with the seasons.

 

[myrstack]

Ok, thanks. So you have experience doing it this way without it cracking? By applying tape strips? Is there anything else I should check with the craftsman? This is what it looks like on the other side of the door hole. Unfortunately, I don't see any strips here, but maybe they will come later?
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Looks like gypsum plaster and it's not something you normally put tape in. The tape should be placed in a layer of sand putty if anywhere.

 

[Lechuza]

Yes, you usually start by repairing with Ardex/gypsum filler before you fill/glue a strip there, so it looks correct so far. Studs, OSB & gypsum is a stable construction. I read someone who wrote here whose apartment cracked, that person has definitely attached the studs poorly or used mesh tape instead of paper tape. Are they Swedish workers with you? Is it a general contractor doing everything, or a company bringing in subcontractors? Will there be a real painter on site, or are the builders doing everything?

 

[Edvuld]

In my first apartment, as a beginner, I installed wooden studs and chipboard in a doorway with light concrete around it. I applied a fabric tape on it and then wallpaper. This cracked and moved quite a lot.

In my second apartment, I used wooden studs and single plasterboard with paper tape on the joint and wallpaper above. It held up.

 

[Supercub]

Hello all happy builders,

My partner and I have recently hired craftsmen to do a major renovation in our apartment. Part of the work is to close up a doorway. I was there today (day 3 of 20) with a friend who has a bit more practical experience than I do. We looked at the work so far and they have closed the door opening with studs, OSB, and finally drywall. My friend pointed out that it will certainly crack at the seams as wood moves. Is this true? What can be done about this? Can we demand that they do it in another way? Is there a way to prevent it from cracking, like using microlit on the walls? Can we require them to apply it?

There are many questions and I'm starting to get a bit worried about the whole project. Maybe there are wise people here on the forum who can help with (1) Will this hold up? (2) Can anything be done to make it hold up (3) If this is not professionally done, do I have any consumer options here?

I don't really want to start fighting with the craftsmen too much already since there's still electrical and surface work left to do.
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Thank you

It looks like some amateur has been at work. Can absolutely not be a real carpenter who did that. Is the rest as badly done?

 

[APG]

Painters coming in, then strips and then microlit, so that's probably the best you can do if you don't brick up. Thanks everyone for the answers!

 

[topmount]

As damaged as the wall around the door frame is, everything will need to be filled before wallpapering and painting. Now, I don't know which room we're in, but like others, I believe it will be easiest/nicest/cheapest to put a complete layer of gypsum over the wall if you want some sort of finish.

 

[Lechuza]

Painters who come in then run strips and then microlit, so that's probably the best you can do if you don't brick it up. Thanks everyone for the answers!

Oki, then you have nothing to worry about in other words

 

[Lechuza]

As damaged as the wall around the door frame is, everything will need to be plastered before wallpapering and painting. Now, I don't know which room we're in, but I think like others that it will be easiest/most aesthetically pleasing/cheapest to put an entire layer of plasterboard over the wall if you want some sort of finish.

Incorrect. The easiest and cheapest is precisely wide plastering and using microlith. Most aesthetically pleasing? The final result will look the same whether it's wide plastered or plasterboarded.

 

[Biffen87]

Many hobby carpenters and painters here. I work as a painter myself, and have been in countless properties where doorways were sealed off like this. Both in new constructions and back in the days. As long as there is a paper strip in the joints, it won't crack. If you use dead materials and skip the strip, it will crack anyway. If the walls are plastered, reinforcement fabric is preferable if you want to avoid future cracks here and there.