Brick up doorway with Leca

[Tiger79]

Hello.

I have moved a door in a leca wall on the ground floor of my house to create a larger walk-in closet. The hole needs to be filled in and a new wall for the closet needs to be constructed. I'm considering framing and dry-walling the closet wall.

The wall is about 10cm thick including plaster, which thickness of leca is best to use?

If I use 7cm wide, there is good space for plaster or gypsum mortar, but it feels a bit flimsy?

If I use 9cm wide, it's sturdier but leaves less space for plaster, maybe spackling is enough then?

Or is there a better way?

Confused questions...

Best regards

 

[oskis 123]

I think I would have chosen nine cm.

 

[Tiger79]

Thank you for the reply!

The next issue is that after the demolition and inspection of the wall, some of the blocks appear to be loose because the plaster has come off. Some damage from the crowbar... What is the best course of action now?

Is it sufficient to chip away the loose plaster and replaster, trying to get mortar between the loose blocks?

Or is it best to tear down the entire wall to avoid having to rebuild the door opening and repair around it? The wall is 3m long, so the costs for studs, OSB, and drywall won't be significant.

BR

 

[Tiger79]

Now the wall is torn down...

In the floor, there is a groove about 5cm deep that needs to be filled with putty. The wall stood on the slab with a layer of asphalt paper and then mortar up to the correct floor level. Planning to put a metal rail on the floor, what is the best to use as putty and how to attach the rail?