I'm getting more and more headaches with my extension... The slab will be poured tomorrow, so then it's time to build the lower floor with 250 mm Leca.
The question is how to make it strong enough around the door. As you can see on the sketch, there will be a door at A. The problem is that the wall is only 150cm wide, and I want a 100 door. Since I'm using 250mm Leca, I'm left with 125cm, which means 12.5cm on each side of the door. At the connection to the house, I can build a bit along the existing wall, so that should work. But what about the outer corner? There it will be a width of 375mm. Is that enough or will the corner be unstable? How do you solve that (some sort of upright beam?)?
Above the door, there will be a 150mm high Leca beam.
The floor is 4x3 m. On top will be another floor but in wood with wooden joists.
Grateful for any feedback
//Larsa
The question is how to make it strong enough around the door. As you can see on the sketch, there will be a door at A. The problem is that the wall is only 150cm wide, and I want a 100 door. Since I'm using 250mm Leca, I'm left with 125cm, which means 12.5cm on each side of the door. At the connection to the house, I can build a bit along the existing wall, so that should work. But what about the outer corner? There it will be a width of 375mm. Is that enough or will the corner be unstable? How do you solve that (some sort of upright beam?)?
Above the door, there will be a 150mm high Leca beam.
The floor is 4x3 m. On top will be another floor but in wood with wooden joists.
Grateful for any feedback
//Larsa
what type of leca stones?
19x25x59. The wall should thus be 250mm thickSBH said:
I will reinforce with rebar in the first, last, and every third course
It will not be filled against the wall (it is above ground, tough with the door otherwise
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can also drill into reinforcement.
if it was hollow core stones, they can be filled with concrete or mortar as well
if it was hollow core stones, they can be filled with concrete or mortar as well