Hello.
I'm thinking about starting to renovate the old part of the house, which is completely worn out, about 4x7m. The larger part is apparently an extension. It has been leaking for about 30 years, so the floor has sunk in some places and completely rotted in others. The condition of the walls is no better. I thought about tearing everything down and building anew, but it seems that's not possible; I can tear down but not rebuild, so now I'm considering renovating one wall at a time. The old part of the house is considered an ancillary space, having been an old store, and the previous owner used it as a workshop. I'm contemplating whether I should cut out the entire floor, insulate, and then cast with underfloor heating. Build new wooden walls from the inside and insulate, remove the staircase, prepare for a garage door, and when the mood strikes, tear down the outer walls and build new ones to match the dimensions of the house, and finally replace the roof. It's currently a rolled metal roof with a low slope that's leaking. I've also considered building the walls in Leca, but then I would have to tear down one wall at a time and cast a foundation so the Leca has something to stand on. Currently, there's a stone edge around that's plastered and in poor condition, ready to collapse. Has anyone done something similar? How should one start, need to brainstorm some ideas.
Best regards
I'm thinking about starting to renovate the old part of the house, which is completely worn out, about 4x7m. The larger part is apparently an extension. It has been leaking for about 30 years, so the floor has sunk in some places and completely rotted in others. The condition of the walls is no better. I thought about tearing everything down and building anew, but it seems that's not possible; I can tear down but not rebuild, so now I'm considering renovating one wall at a time. The old part of the house is considered an ancillary space, having been an old store, and the previous owner used it as a workshop. I'm contemplating whether I should cut out the entire floor, insulate, and then cast with underfloor heating. Build new wooden walls from the inside and insulate, remove the staircase, prepare for a garage door, and when the mood strikes, tear down the outer walls and build new ones to match the dimensions of the house, and finally replace the roof. It's currently a rolled metal roof with a low slope that's leaking. I've also considered building the walls in Leca, but then I would have to tear down one wall at a time and cast a foundation so the Leca has something to stand on. Currently, there's a stone edge around that's plastered and in poor condition, ready to collapse. Has anyone done something similar? How should one start, need to brainstorm some ideas.
Best regards
I'll have to think a bit more about how to proceed, if I cast a slab, the stone edge around it remains and I have to remove it afterwards and cast a new one, which is a bit cumbersome, but oh well. The garage door is intended for driving in my machines.H heimlaga said: