Hello!
I have a carport with an attached storage on the property. I would like to insulate the storage and put up panels. However, there is a stabilizing stud running across all the walls (see image).
My thought is to cut the stud, move it in line with the other framework, and then toenail it against the existing horizontal studs.
Just wondering if this will have any impact on the building's stability?
I have a carport with an attached storage on the property. I would like to insulate the storage and put up panels. However, there is a stabilizing stud running across all the walls (see image).
My thought is to cut the stud, move it in line with the other framework, and then toenail it against the existing horizontal studs.
Just wondering if this will have any impact on the building's stability?
yes, it affects stability. especially when you don't seem to have standing rules except at corners and openings. but how big is the förrådet?
The storage is 7m2, approximately 3.5x2.
I mean not to remove the wind braces (which I learned is what they are called
) but rather to build them in a bit...
The alternative might be to install a vertical stud instead? As you noted, there are only corner studs in the current construction!
/J
I mean not to remove the wind braces (which I learned is what they are called
) but rather to build them in a bit... The alternative might be to install a vertical stud instead? As you noted, there are only corner studs in the current construction!
/J
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If you're going to insulate, you will probably use boards on either side of the insulation, which braces the wall better than that strut.
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if it is so small, you can easily remove the braces. building them into the framework would not have given the same effect.
it would actually be possible to put foam panels and keep the brace(s).
what kind of panel were you thinking of?
it would actually be possible to put foam panels and keep the brace(s).
what kind of panel were you thinking of?
Something that struck me is the quality of the outer wall. It's built from some kind of tongue and groove panel (like Z-panel) that has shrunk in some places and there are gaps.
What would be the best way to fix this to make it tight and suitable for insulation? It will be a rather big project if I have to tear down the whole wall and rebuild it with "regular" exterior paneling...
What would be the best way to fix this to make it tight and suitable for insulation? It will be a rather big project if I have to tear down the whole wall and rebuild it with "regular" exterior paneling...
If you are going to insulate the wall, it is almost a must to have wind barrier paper. The purpose of the insulation is to keep the air still and if it's windy and you lack wind barrier paper, well... you understand yourself...
That much water does not get into the gaps.
Install wind paper from the inside on the existing nail battens (the ones the panel is nailed to), you might need to add a smaller strip between them to support the paper.
Remove the brace.
Complete with vertical battens cc 60.
Insulate.
Install an arbitrary wooden board.
If you take one wall at a time, it's fine with regard to the bracing.
Install wind paper from the inside on the existing nail battens (the ones the panel is nailed to), you might need to add a smaller strip between them to support the paper.
Remove the brace.
Complete with vertical battens cc 60.
Insulate.
Install an arbitrary wooden board.
If you take one wall at a time, it's fine with regard to the bracing.