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Help! Bathroom in basement! Too many options! What is right/best?
I have renovated the entire basement and removed all concrete and insulated the slab with 200 pordrän and underfloor heating, as well as drained and insulated externally with 200 porsrän. The basement is completely dry at present and retains heat well below ground (250 leca and 200 pordrän externally).
Now to the problem or the best solution, rather!?
How do I build a sufficiently sturdy/moisture-proof basement wall that can be tiled?
Electricity, water, and sewage ventilation come in the ceiling and floor, so a frame construction feels like the best solution?
Option 1. Metal stud construction with wet room plasterboard.
Option 2. Metal/wood stud construction with OSB, plasterboard, and wet room plasterboard in wet zones. (Risky in basements depending on moisture intrusion, capillary action, and moisture in vapor phase)
Option 2. Groove and plaster. (Deteriorated construction and difficult and extensive?)
Option 3. Groove and gypsum plaster. (Deteriorated construction and difficult and extensive?)
Option 4. Wet room plasterboard directly on the leca wall with fix/plaster and spike plug. (Does this work?!)
Option 5. Plaster/gypsum plaster and external water and electricity from the ceiling (preferably not)
Considering 45 metal studs cc45 and double wet room plasterboard with an angle in the middle of the metal stud for stabilization against the leca wall, possibly full waterproofing and then tiles, alternatively only around drains and in wet zones (bath and shower).
Will this be sturdy enough according to current industry standards?
Very grateful for advice and tips and experiences as I plan to start this weekend.
Now to the problem or the best solution, rather!?
How do I build a sufficiently sturdy/moisture-proof basement wall that can be tiled?
Electricity, water, and sewage ventilation come in the ceiling and floor, so a frame construction feels like the best solution?
Option 1. Metal stud construction with wet room plasterboard.
Option 2. Metal/wood stud construction with OSB, plasterboard, and wet room plasterboard in wet zones. (Risky in basements depending on moisture intrusion, capillary action, and moisture in vapor phase)
Option 2. Groove and plaster. (Deteriorated construction and difficult and extensive?)
Option 3. Groove and gypsum plaster. (Deteriorated construction and difficult and extensive?)
Option 4. Wet room plasterboard directly on the leca wall with fix/plaster and spike plug. (Does this work?!)
Option 5. Plaster/gypsum plaster and external water and electricity from the ceiling (preferably not)
Considering 45 metal studs cc45 and double wet room plasterboard with an angle in the middle of the metal stud for stabilization against the leca wall, possibly full waterproofing and then tiles, alternatively only around drains and in wet zones (bath and shower).
Will this be sturdy enough according to current industry standards?
Very grateful for advice and tips and experiences as I plan to start this weekend.
Ok gnuttisch, then I assume you don't have much electricity and water in the walls? Or have you routed everything?
I'm hesitant to route, plaster, and tile directly on the walls considering the weakening and potential cracks that may arise, which would crack the tiles too, I assume?
It feels like two layers of wet room gypsum on metal studs could be a good solution, but I don't know if it's sturdy/approved enough to tile on!?
Has anyone made stud walls in a basement bathroom who can answer how to proceed and which materials should be used?
I'm hesitant to route, plaster, and tile directly on the walls considering the weakening and potential cracks that may arise, which would crack the tiles too, I assume?
It feels like two layers of wet room gypsum on metal studs could be a good solution, but I don't know if it's sturdy/approved enough to tile on!?
Has anyone made stud walls in a basement bathroom who can answer how to proceed and which materials should be used?
Well, I'm not sure how much electricity you were planning to use?
The sewage and water for the toilet and bathtub will go through the floor and come up in the floor. We were thinking of a wall-hung toilet. In the shower, there will be a custom-built wall where the sewage and water will go.
Otherwise, the electricity we need to trace is for the bathtub, sink, and a towel warmer.
But if I were to install everything, I would probably still opt for steel studs and cement board to be 100% sure to avoid mold considering it's built in a basement.
The sewage and water for the toilet and bathtub will go through the floor and come up in the floor. We were thinking of a wall-hung toilet. In the shower, there will be a custom-built wall where the sewage and water will go.
Otherwise, the electricity we need to trace is for the bathtub, sink, and a towel warmer.
But if I were to install everything, I would probably still opt for steel studs and cement board to be 100% sure to avoid mold considering it's built in a basement.
Plastered walls with tracked electrical wiring and surface-mounted plumbing!
All forms of studs and boards are and will always be a risky construction, so why make one and encounter problems. It will also always be questioned during a sale and in the event of an insurance claim.
All forms of studs and boards are and will always be a risky construction, so why make one and encounter problems. It will also always be questioned during a sale and in the event of an insurance claim.
I agree with oceanis!
At the shower area, you can "glue" wet room panels and apply a waterproofing layer, which provides a bit more stability than rolling waterproofing directly on the wall.
Depending on the size of the area, you can (since you have drained, insulated, and have underfloor heating) apply a waterproofing layer over the entire floor.
At the shower area, you can "glue" wet room panels and apply a waterproofing layer, which provides a bit more stability than rolling waterproofing directly on the wall.
Depending on the size of the area, you can (since you have drained, insulated, and have underfloor heating) apply a waterproofing layer over the entire floor.
Hello, oceanis.
Regarding our idea, how can mineritskiva and stålregel be seen as a risk construction? What can mold?
Also, we have newly done drainage and insulation of the basement but with isodrän.
Regarding our idea, how can mineritskiva and stålregel be seen as a risk construction? What can mold?
Also, we have newly done drainage and insulation of the basement but with isodrän.
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