Hello all skilled!
We got the keys to our shack yesterday and have now ripped out three layers of flooring, parquet +2x vinyl flooring
and the inner ceiling in the living room.
We are aiming for a full renovation, but now we are wondering about one thing, in newer buildings there is a moisture barrier/age-resistant building plastic in the walls, can you have that in a log house too? Is it needed?
Thinking of having (from inside) gypsum // studs +50mm insulation // moisture barrier/age-resistant building plastic // log (already there // asphalt board // battens // panel. Anyone have any good tips?
Very grateful for answers
We got the keys to our shack yesterday and have now ripped out three layers of flooring, parquet +2x vinyl flooring
and the inner ceiling in the living room.
We are aiming for a full renovation, but now we are wondering about one thing, in newer buildings there is a moisture barrier/age-resistant building plastic in the walls, can you have that in a log house too? Is it needed?
Thinking of having (from inside) gypsum // studs +50mm insulation // moisture barrier/age-resistant building plastic // log (already there
// asphalt board // battens // panel. Anyone have any good tips?Very grateful for answers
There are a few divided opinions in the industry about using plastic or not. Personally, I wouldn't install it in a timber house since it wasn't there before, and it has survived until now
I saw that you were planning to insulate inside; I would rather insulate outside so that the timber is closer to the heat, which is better from a moisture standpoint. So, if you can add additional insulation on the outside, that is preferable.
I saw that you were planning to insulate inside; I would rather insulate outside so that the timber is closer to the heat, which is better from a moisture standpoint. So, if you can add additional insulation on the outside, that is preferable.
Doesn't answer your question at all, but it's all in good faith!
If I were you, I would take it easy and settle in a bit before starting a lot of huge projects in the old timber house. Who knows, you might avoid getting into a bunch of unnecessary (and expensive!!!) renovation projects. We started several projects right when we got the keys to our house, and in hindsight, I might have done differently in several of those cases. For example with regards to tearing out certain things.
Take a moment to think about what made you buy an old timber house in the first place. If the answer is atmosphere, charm, feeling, etc., that led you to the purchase, it is very easy to lose track of that along the way when you start with large and perhaps irreversible projects.
Is additional insulation needed, do you have consumption data, etc.? The majority of heat loss is upwards and through the windows rather than through the sturdy timber walls, so maybe it's the attic that should be additionally insulated and the windows that should be renovated rather than installing studs and drywall on all the walls?
Embedding electricity (if it's important to you) could, for example, be done by covering the walls with clay (which also provides good insulation). Otherwise, in old houses, it's common for the electricity, which came much later than when the house was built, to be surface mounted.
I gladly recommend the building conservation section here on the forum, where there are many timber house experts who can give you lots of tips on how to live modern and comfortably in old houses.
If I were you, I would take it easy and settle in a bit before starting a lot of huge projects in the old timber house. Who knows, you might avoid getting into a bunch of unnecessary (and expensive!!!) renovation projects. We started several projects right when we got the keys to our house, and in hindsight, I might have done differently in several of those cases. For example with regards to tearing out certain things.
Take a moment to think about what made you buy an old timber house in the first place. If the answer is atmosphere, charm, feeling, etc., that led you to the purchase, it is very easy to lose track of that along the way when you start with large and perhaps irreversible projects.
Is additional insulation needed, do you have consumption data, etc.? The majority of heat loss is upwards and through the windows rather than through the sturdy timber walls, so maybe it's the attic that should be additionally insulated and the windows that should be renovated rather than installing studs and drywall on all the walls?
Embedding electricity (if it's important to you) could, for example, be done by covering the walls with clay (which also provides good insulation). Otherwise, in old houses, it's common for the electricity, which came much later than when the house was built, to be surface mounted.
I gladly recommend the building conservation section here on the forum, where there are many timber house experts who can give you lots of tips on how to live modern and comfortably in old houses.
Yes, it will become year-round housing, oh there is so much to think about now. That we will insulate internally is just because we've torn down everything that is called interior walls and need to have spacing so we can integrate electricity.
Don't know if insulation is needed in the wall, the house is built with 10" log timber.
You don't want to insulate unnecessarily, which I've heard you can actually do.
Don't know if insulation is needed in the wall, the house is built with 10" log timber.
You don't want to insulate unnecessarily, which I've heard you can actually do.
With 10" timber, you probably won't need insulation, I believe. The tricky part is with electricity; if you want recessed wiring, a 45mm insulation might be necessary anyway.
We are in the process of renovating a timber house ourselves and have chosen to put up drywall and then external electrical wiring. And next year, we plan to add additional insulation. But we only have 7" timber in the house.
We are in the process of renovating a timber house ourselves and have chosen to put up drywall and then external electrical wiring. And next year, we plan to add additional insulation. But we only have 7" timber in the house.