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Materials in the subfloor moisture-resistant and rodent-proof
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Moisture-resistant and ability to make "mustätt"
The storage is insulated and will have basic heating
Can lay rough-sawn boards, but it will be lengthwise, so I'm forced to cut the last board in each section.
The easiest is to take a sheet material and saw to exact measurements and then just insert. But which sheet?
The storage is insulated and will have basic heating
Can lay rough-sawn boards, but it will be lengthwise, so I'm forced to cut the last board in each section.
The easiest is to take a sheet material and saw to exact measurements and then just insert. But which sheet?
We manufacture blind bottom boards down at the factory. Contains extra wax.
Raw planking, well, the dimensions don't fit to make it good, then I'd have to split on both sides in each compartment lengthwise, I think it's easier with a board.
Asfaboard might work but I'm a little afraid that it is not stable enough to keep mice out. Outdoor gypsum is better in that case and has the advantage of being easy to lay.
Does that board with wax exist on the market?
Asfaboard might work but I'm a little afraid that it is not stable enough to keep mice out. Outdoor gypsum is better in that case and has the advantage of being easy to lay.
Does that board with wax exist on the market?
Ready-made oilboard is available for these compartments if you have applied 60cc. Ex http://www.bygghemma.se/utomhus/byg...trossbottenboard-masonit-6-mm/p-164497-164497
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Aha. Thought you had started with tongue and groove board, hence my suggestion.Lars S said:Tongue and groove board, well, the measurements don't fit for it to be good, then I would have to split on both sides in each bay lengthwise, I think it's easier with a sheet.
Asfaboard might work but I'm a little afraid that it's not stable enough to keep mice out. Exterior gypsum is better in that case and has the advantage that it's easy to lay
That board with wax, is it available on the market?.
Oljeboard was a new acquaintance for me, could be an alternative.
Styrofoam, yes, then you avoid the subfloor. Have you laid it, isn't there a risk of thermal bridges if the fit is not perfect against the floor joists?
Styrofoam, yes, then you avoid the subfloor. Have you laid it, isn't there a risk of thermal bridges if the fit is not perfect against the floor joists?
Styrofoam isn't mouse-proof, is it? I used OSB which I screwed from underneath into the floor joists. OSB was the cheapest board I found that I feel confident won't sag and additionally the mice won't gnaw through. While the subfloor was down, I took the opportunity to seal all the gaps I found. There were gaps up in the walls and between the "compartments" between the floor joists. I filled the gaps with foam sealant and nailed masonite on top. If mice get into one compartment, they'll have trouble getting to the next.
Erik
Erik
Avemo, I wouldn't have suggested Styrofoam if I didn't know that mice don't chew through it. (Three "not"s in the same sentence, hope the message got through anyway
) Apparently it's too tough. Frigolit, on the other hand, doesn't work at all.
What do you base this claim on? I know several blind floors that are built with tongue-and-groove foam across the joists that have worked just fine.Kurtivan said:
