Hey there! Time for the next project in our house.
We have a detached garage with a sauna + shower at one end (which is no longer used).
The wife is training to become a nail technician, so we've started thinking about building a "nail studio" instead of the over 30-year-old sauna.
Today I cleaned the storage, which is behind the existing inner wall, and saw quite a bit of moisture that had crept up on the old drywall (thicker masonite or similar). This was right at the wall section by the shower, probably caused by the shower since I suspect it is not properly moisture-proofed behind the existing tiles. Everything will be torn out - the sauna, the shower, and the inner wall.
Now comes the question, which has probably been asked 15698 times before - is it enough with a steel frame against the concrete slab and then wooden studs in it to frame a wall and to prevent moisture from the slab creeping up? The wall will only act as an inner wall to divide the garage from the nail studio.
And when you look at the floor, you'd want something nicer than concrete - what is recommended here? What does a leveling system cost? Can I go with tiles directly on the slab, aside from the fact that the floor will be cold? Or what do you recommend?
Our budget is "as cheap and good as possible."
More questions to come...
We have a detached garage with a sauna + shower at one end (which is no longer used).
The wife is training to become a nail technician, so we've started thinking about building a "nail studio" instead of the over 30-year-old sauna.
Today I cleaned the storage, which is behind the existing inner wall, and saw quite a bit of moisture that had crept up on the old drywall (thicker masonite or similar). This was right at the wall section by the shower, probably caused by the shower since I suspect it is not properly moisture-proofed behind the existing tiles. Everything will be torn out - the sauna, the shower, and the inner wall.
Now comes the question, which has probably been asked 15698 times before - is it enough with a steel frame against the concrete slab and then wooden studs in it to frame a wall and to prevent moisture from the slab creeping up? The wall will only act as an inner wall to divide the garage from the nail studio.
And when you look at the floor, you'd want something nicer than concrete - what is recommended here? What does a leveling system cost? Can I go with tiles directly on the slab, aside from the fact that the floor will be cold? Or what do you recommend?
Our budget is "as cheap and good as possible."
More questions to come...
