Hello
I'm sitting here pondering.
We should drain first in 2012, but now I'm going to build a staircase down to the basement.
Can I straighten up the wall with steel studs and then put up OSB which I ventilate well and then gypsum. I want the OSB to have a stable wall to attach the staircase to.
If I ventilate the wall well, do you think there could be problems?
When we moved in, there was wallpaper directly on the leca and there was no mold, so it seems like it's a dry wall anyway. We have very moraine soil and according to old plans, the wall should be protected with cold asphalt.
Hoping for opinions!
Best regards, Jan
I'm sitting here pondering.
We should drain first in 2012, but now I'm going to build a staircase down to the basement.
Can I straighten up the wall with steel studs and then put up OSB which I ventilate well and then gypsum. I want the OSB to have a stable wall to attach the staircase to.
If I ventilate the wall well, do you think there could be problems?
When we moved in, there was wallpaper directly on the leca and there was no mold, so it seems like it's a dry wall anyway. We have very moraine soil and according to old plans, the wall should be protected with cold asphalt.
Hoping for opinions!
Best regards, Jan
Difficult when you don't see/know what it looks like?
But a staircase doesn't need to be attached to a wall, build a staircase that supports itself like a ladder does and place it on the floor, attach it to the upper floor.
Wood should be avoided where it is damp, but if you don't enclose it and only attach a beam to the wall, you'll see if any moisture-related problem arises. But an open beam where you place some type of tar paper between the beam and the wall during installation shouldn't suffer moisture damage.
But a staircase doesn't need to be attached to a wall, build a staircase that supports itself like a ladder does and place it on the floor, attach it to the upper floor.
Wood should be avoided where it is damp, but if you don't enclose it and only attach a beam to the wall, you'll see if any moisture-related problem arises. But an open beam where you place some type of tar paper between the beam and the wall during installation shouldn't suffer moisture damage.
Seems a bit like people generally believe that basements are dripping with moisture like an aquarium or something
Tap a rule against the wall, that's been done for 100 years.
It works but don't cover it with plastic afterwards.
Tap a rule against the wall, that's been done for 100 years.
It works but don't cover it with plastic afterwards.