Construction abroad

[Killerbee]

Excuse my curiosity, but why don't you build according to local traditions?

A bit more homely, and since I can do almost all the construction myself, it becomes significantly cheaper.

You are also allowed to build wooden structures on agricultural land without applying for a building permit. It is very difficult to obtain a building permit on agricultural land here.

 

[Killerbee]

So, the next issue has arisen for me here with the construction. Maybe you can come up with suggestions.

Instead of plywood, they delivered 3mm MDF and they don't want to understand the difference and refuse to take the material back. Is there any way to use the MDF as a wind barrier before the facade? Otherwise, my options are ground cloth or something called jumbomousse on a roll. That is, low-density polyethylene with closed cells.

 

[Killerbee]

The builders here say that MDF outdoors is no problem since they have at most 45 days of rain per year and both sides are glossy with wax. What do you think? It should be a "healthy" house for 2 years anyway.

 

[Thomas_Blekinge]

Is 3 mm MDF even available? It must be fragile as hell.
What do you mean by a healthy house for 2 years? Is it supposed to rot afterwards?
I still don't get why you're building with wood. You say you can do almost everything yourself that way, but now you have builders anyway.

 

[Plupp 173289]

3mm MDF sounds like regular board a.k.a Masonite.

 

[Jarlingar]

Still don't understand why you're building with wood

The answer is earlier in the thread..
It's related to the building permit.

 

[Napster]

Can't you show some pictures during the process?

 

[justusandersson]

If the MDF is located behind a wooden panel, there should not be a problem using it. It probably has approximately the same properties as masonite. Avoid diffusion-tight materials.

 

[Killerbee]

Is 3 mm MDF even available? Must be fragile as hell. What do you mean by a healthy house for 2 years? Is it supposed to rot afterwards? I still don't understand why you're building with wood. You say you can then do almost everything yourself but now you have builders anyway.

I don't have builders here. There are builders here who perform certain types of wood constructions who stop by occasionally and discuss with me.

 

[Killerbee]

Can't you show some pictures during the process?

Yes, I can do that, it'll be nice to get your opinions on the construction.

 

[Killerbee]

If the MDF is located behind a wood panel, it should not be a problem to use it. It likely has about the same properties as masonite. Avoid diffusion-tight materials.

Thanks for the help

 

[Killerbee]

What do you mean by a healthy house for 2 years? Should it be allowed to rot afterwards?.

That it should last for 24 months at a time, so to speak. Then every 2 - 3 years you do some inspections here and there in the house so it continues to stay healthy.