Material behind tiled wall in laundry room

[sole_oggi]

I'm going to fill in an opening left by a door in the basement, which will become a laundry room. One side will be tiled, and the other I'll put plaster on. The wall where the opening is made of lightweight concrete blocks covered with plaster. What material should I use to fill the opening and be able to tile on one side and plaster on the other?

My first thought was to use wooden studs and place a sill in between. Cover this with plywood and drywall, then prime it to keep moisture away.

What do you think about that? Any other ideas?

 

[Stefan N]

Why not continue with leca?

 

[sole_oggi]

Feels like it is harder, but maybe it isn't?

 

[PNO]

Leca is so much fun to work with. Kind of like building with LEGO bricks. It's the best entry-level material to get into the world of masonry and plastering. It's also cheap, and easy to modify, so it's not the end of the world if you make a mistake now and then.

 

[Mike_the_pip3]

Feels like it's harder, but maybe it's not?

I laid Leca for the first time last summer, if you liked Lego as a kid, you'll think it's super fun
Buy a blade for the reciprocating saw so you can cut, I tried an angle grinder first but a saw blade was much easier to get it straight/neat I thought.

Try it! I thought it was a blast!
Don't forget to throw in some reinforcement every 3 rows or so.

 

[Mike_the_pip3]

Leca is so much fun to work with. Kind of like building with Lego bricks. The best entry material available for getting into the world of masonry and plastering. It's also cheap, and easy to modify, so it's not the end of the world if you make a mistake sometime.

Haha didn't see your post first, you're also referring to Lego

 

[sole_oggi]

It sounds like lekablock is best. I need to read up on how to do this in the best way. Is it necessary to use reinforcement?

 

[Anna_H]

Since it is a basement, you also have some moisture from below to consider, so keep wood away from the construction.

 

[Mike_the_pip3]

It sounds like lekablock is best. I need to read up on how to do this in the best way. Is it necessary to use reinforcement?

There's a lot on YouTube
I don't dare to say "required" for reinforcement,
but buying 2 bars for 100SEK and throwing them in every 3-4 rounds and you're safe, I thought

 

[sole_oggi]

There's a lot on YouTube
I'm not sure about the "requirements" for reinforcement,
but buying 2 rods for 100SEK and throwing them in every 3-4 rounds should keep you safe, I thought

Should it be placed in the joint between the lecablocks?

 

[Mike_the_pip3]

Should it be placed in the joint between the lecablocks?

Exactly
As below (but you should knock off the edge in the corners)

 

[Mike_the_pip3]

 

[sole_oggi]

Exactly
Like below (but you should knock off the edge in the corners)


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Thanks!!