Build small wall.

[snuttjulle]

Now the bathroom floor is cast and being watered continuously, so it's time to seriously plan how the details should look and be done. Since Glass Block wasn't a good material see
http://www.byggahus.se/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=byggmatr;action=display;num=1127327305
this wall of about 30 cm needs to be fixed in some other way. Since it needs to support a shower door, it can't be too flimsy. But we want it to be as thin as possible. Does anyone have good tips on materials? We've considered both leca and ytong, but that would probably require some type of frame or similar to secure the door. One idea is to set up steel studs filled with ytong or something similar, what do you think about this??

 

[snuttjulle]

Anyone with any ideas??
Right now, I'm thinking of building this wall with steel studs and minerit boards. Does anyone see any major problems with this?

 

[morsan]

Mineriten is a bit sensitive to impact :-/ Have you checked their website? There are several types of minerit

http://www.tepro.se/index.asp

 

[snuttjulle]

I haven't been there to look, but now I'm even more convinced that this seems sensible. Clipped from the page "The VT board has double moisture barriers. It is sealed both on the front and back. This means, of course, extra safety by reducing the risk of water or humid air entering the stud wall. Minerit VT board gives the stud wall properties similar to that of a masonry wall." that it becomes like a masonry wall is exactly what I want. How impact-resistant are these? One side will get tiles while the other will just be painted in the same color as the chimney. I was thinking of almost filling the wall with studs so that there would be no problem hanging the shower door on a stud.

 

[zankan]

How sensitive are these? One side will have tiles while the other just painted in the same color as the chimney. I thought I would almost fill the wall with studs so that you can hang the shower door in a stud without any problem.

That sounds great. But just a nice tip... Don't bomb the wall with studs, just place them where you need to hang stuff instead. And one more thing, the wet room board is quite uncool to paint on since you have to putty after installation, so I think you should cover the side that's going to be painted with drywall... It's not necessary, but it makes the painting work easier.....

 

[snuttjulle]

Probably going to buy the shower corner first so I know where to put an extra stud. With just 30cm, there's not much room to play with. One reason I don't want plasterboard is exactly because of the bathroom in the basement, but thanks for the tip.