Hi!
We currently have a garage built with traditional wooden studs on a concrete slab.
Considering replacing it with Lecablock and doing it in sections, maybe 2-3 meters at a time. Does anyone have tips on how to go about it?
Is it just a matter of making sure the beam for the trusses is braced/support so it doesn’t sag when you start removing the studs?
But should you try to raise it with a jack a bit so you can get enough mortar/block on top that when you lower the jack it really rests on the new wall?
What's the easiest way to do this?
Grateful for any tips!
We currently have a garage built with traditional wooden studs on a concrete slab.
Considering replacing it with Lecablock and doing it in sections, maybe 2-3 meters at a time. Does anyone have tips on how to go about it?
Is it just a matter of making sure the beam for the trusses is braced/support so it doesn’t sag when you start removing the studs?
But should you try to raise it with a jack a bit so you can get enough mortar/block on top that when you lower the jack it really rests on the new wall?
What's the easiest way to do this?
Grateful for any tips!
Depends a bit on the scope. It can be simple if you want to lay a course to create a stone base. If the entire frame needs replacing, it's easier to lift off the roof.....if the roof needs to be preserved. Yes, all of a sudden you might choose to build new on the existing slab.
Share some measurements, scope, and maybe a picture
Share some measurements, scope, and maybe a picture
Why?
Is the base too low so the walls have rotted at the bottom? In that case, it might be cheaper to cut off the wooden walls at the bottom and just build one or two layers of leca blocks.
I know many who have replaced walls on old barns and chicken coops where moisture from the animals has caused the structure to completely rot, and they have acquired inexpensive outbuildings that way.
Normally, you reinforce the wall band on one wall at a time and support it with screw jacks placed in pairs, angled toward each side. One jack supports against a plank fastened to the concrete slab, and the other supports against a base of planks in a small pit in the ground outside.
There's always someone in the area who has salvaged discarded screw jacks that don't meet worker safety standards and has repaired them and rents them out relatively cheaply for this purpose. On the black market, of course. Since they are adjustable, you can set everything so it's straight.
Once the jacks are in place, you can tear down the entire wall and build a new one.
Is the base too low so the walls have rotted at the bottom? In that case, it might be cheaper to cut off the wooden walls at the bottom and just build one or two layers of leca blocks.
I know many who have replaced walls on old barns and chicken coops where moisture from the animals has caused the structure to completely rot, and they have acquired inexpensive outbuildings that way.
Normally, you reinforce the wall band on one wall at a time and support it with screw jacks placed in pairs, angled toward each side. One jack supports against a plank fastened to the concrete slab, and the other supports against a base of planks in a small pit in the ground outside.
There's always someone in the area who has salvaged discarded screw jacks that don't meet worker safety standards and has repaired them and rents them out relatively cheaply for this purpose. On the black market, of course. Since they are adjustable, you can set everything so it's straight.
Once the jacks are in place, you can tear down the entire wall and build a new one.