Last fall, I drained the house and applied a moisture barrier mat with 140mm insulation on it. Now I've started renovating the basement, tearing down inner walls, removing shelves and other junk that's been there since the '70s.
The wall is partially plastered and partially bare. I'm going to use this room as my personal craft room. There are pipes for radiators in the room, so they need to be installed. The room is completely underground. The slab is not insulated.
I have two options: plaster and paint. But since this will be a craft room, some things will be screwed onto the walls, and I want it warm and cozy
So I would prefer to cover the walls if possible. I've tried looking around for how to best do this, but most threads end before you get answers to all the questions you have.
Can anyone imagine writing in more detail about how I proceed with this?
Here are a lot of questions I think many are pondering, including myself.
As I understand it, you should screw metal studs onto the wall with a small distance, how long should the distance be between the stud and the wall?
Should horizontal studs be mounted?
Distance between floor and wall panel, how long should it be? (logic dictates the same distance as between wall and panel)
Distance between ceiling and wall panel, how long should it be? (logic dictates the same distance as between wall and panel)
Can I insulate behind the panels about as thick as the studs and leave an air gap between the wall and insulation? If yes, what type of insulation is best suited?
Is there a nice solution to conceal the air gap at the ceiling and floor?
Organic material should preferably not be used in basements, but both gypsum (the paper) and plywood are organic, what else is typically used?
"Warm and cozy" doesn't have much to do with wall material, as long as it's neat and tidy, right? If you've insulated well, it can be decorated and cozy with a smooth plastered wall. I would guess that it's fine to wallpaper on the smooth plastered wall if you want to - sure, the wallpaper is organic, but it's vapor-permeable, so if you have drainage and proper ventilation, it works.
Or what surface material do you want?
If you REALLY want to clad the wall and have it completely moisture-proof without organic materials, I guess you should do as you write (with foam insulation, not mineral wool) and fiber cement/fiber gypsum as the surface material. It's non-organic but can be screwed into almost like plywood.
But then you'll still have to tape and spackle it anyway.
Overall, it's a lot of extra work to avoid drilling and plugging into the wall when you want to hang things up.
