Metal studs or wood in the basement?

[AndersG]

What does the collective expertise think?

 

[Eld]

Metal!

 

[Tommy_S]

makes no difference

 

[AndersG]

OK. 50/50 thus

I might need to explain a little further. Perhaps one is being fussy, but the basement is entirely made of stone, internal walls of brick and intended mainly as storage space, laundry room, and sewing room. The wall in question is approximately a 1.5m wide partition that will hold, among other things, a light switch. The slab has underfloor heating.

One is so worried about moisture/mold

 

[KarlXII]

Lightweight concrete + possibly some glass concrete maybe?

 

[AndersG]

"Lightweight concrete + maybe some glass concrete? "

Concrete slab. Walls in Leca. Plastered on the inside and outside.

 

[KarlXII]

Mm, I meant that you should brick/glue your partition walls instead of framing them. For example, with the multi-panel from HHcelcon. Seems to be an excellent solution if you're worried about moisture and mold...
If you're going to install a switch, just hack, mill, and spackle.

 

[AndersG]

OK. But such a wall is surely good, but a bit overkill in this case..

 

[hasse_f]

Are you planning to add extra insulation to the wall? I would choose metal studs anyway because of the risk of humid air condensing against the basement wall.

 

[AndersG]

It is a freestanding partition wall. Not planning to add insulation.

 

[hasse_f]

I see. I would probably still choose metal studs as it becomes a hidden part of the construction -> difficult to detect any moisture damage. Metal studs would therefore be safer.

 

[AndersG]

Yep, that was kind of my reasoning. "Out of sight, out of mind" doesn't apply to källare

 

[TN]

Steel studs are also really nice to work with, they don’t warp, always straight.....

 

[JP]

I am following up on the above inquiry about metal studs with an additional question.
How do you attach drywall to metal studs?
Do you glue directly onto it or place a wooden stud between the metal stud and the drywall and screw the drywall into the wooden stud?

 

[Fasting65]

Drywall screw for metal stud.