Hello!
I am planning to build a new room in the summer cottage. I will put up 2 new walls inside the cottage and have 3 questions:
1. I'm considering using 70x70mm studs. Is this sufficient?
2. Regarding insulation, I was thinking of insulating this room a bit extra in case we install a composting toilet (I believe it requires 15 degrees). The rest of the cottage is only at 5 degrees Celsius in winter. Am I doing it correctly with plastic/insulation/paper if I then (starting internally in the new room) have paneling first, then plastic, then insulation, and finally paper before the panel on the outside of the wall?
3. To save space, I'm considering a sliding door for this room. Is this recommended? It might be difficult to achieve the same soundproofing as with a regular door? Considering that it will function as a toilet, one might want to limit any noise for those outside the room
Thanks in advance for tips and advice!
I am planning to build a new room in the summer cottage. I will put up 2 new walls inside the cottage and have 3 questions:
1. I'm considering using 70x70mm studs. Is this sufficient?
2. Regarding insulation, I was thinking of insulating this room a bit extra in case we install a composting toilet (I believe it requires 15 degrees). The rest of the cottage is only at 5 degrees Celsius in winter. Am I doing it correctly with plastic/insulation/paper if I then (starting internally in the new room) have paneling first, then plastic, then insulation, and finally paper before the panel on the outside of the wall?
3. To save space, I'm considering a sliding door for this room. Is this recommended? It might be difficult to achieve the same soundproofing as with a regular door? Considering that it will function as a toilet, one might want to limit any noise for those outside the room
Thanks in advance for tips and advice!
70x70 studs are heavily dimensioned. 45x70 is more normal.
Does the new space border directly against any exterior wall, or why should you have plastic in the wall?
There are well-insulated sliding doors as well. But that probably increases the cost a bit.
Does the new space border directly against any exterior wall, or why should you have plastic in the wall?
There are well-insulated sliding doors as well. But that probably increases the cost a bit.
ok then I assume that the thickness of the wall is 70, but that you only need 45 in width?
yes the new space will be built in a corner so 2 of the walls already exist...the idea behind the plastic-insulation-paper variant was that the new room might need to have +15 degrees all year round, while the rest of the cabin only has +5...
That's why I was considering this solution...but maybe it's stupid?
yes the new space will be built in a corner so 2 of the walls already exist...the idea behind the plastic-insulation-paper variant was that the new room might need to have +15 degrees all year round, while the rest of the cabin only has +5...
That's why I was considering this solution...but maybe it's stupid?
It is not uncommon to have interior walls with 45 mm studs (which become a total of 70 mm with a gypsum board on each side). But if you want to accommodate more insulation, why not 70 mm studs?
Don't the existing exterior walls already have plastic?
I would probably refrain from adding more moisture barrier materials.
Don't the existing exterior walls already have plastic?
I would probably refrain from adding more moisture barrier materials.
Hi, yes the outer walls are insulated as usual. The thing is, I got a tip to do this because this new room will need a temperature of about 15 degrees in the winter while the rest of the cabin will have about 5 degrees plus. So the idea was to keep the warmth in the new room and not let it escape through the wall into the cooler space. But maybe I'm thinking wrong?