I am quite new to being a homeowner and not a trained carpenter, I should admit that right away. At some point, the previous owner put wooden panels on the garage doors, which made them too heavy for the hinges. Now I've grown tired of them and therefore plan to remove the old swing doors (original since '67) and replace them with a piece of wall and a double door (in the style of this one... http://www.åkgräsklippare.net/forradsdorr-med-glas-13-x-20/). I want to clad the wall externally with grooved plywood and I have checked with the municipality if any kind of construction notification is needed. However, they considered that the changes in the facade are so minor that it's not required.
But then the question is... how sturdy do the studs need to be? What kind of insulation do I need? (Insulation alone is a jungle)
Or should I, as some in a construction group on fb suggested, skip building that wall section myself?
Well.... the zeros on Facebook you don't need to worry about. A simple wall section is not that hard to build. If you build the frame with 2x5, the insulation will be at least equivalent to the rest of the basement.
The problem is that the sill tends to rot when it comes that close to the ground. Personally, I would block it up with Leca to avoid that problem and then plaster inside and out.
Why don't you want to change to an equivalent new door? Then you haven't removed the possibility to get things in and out of the basement.
2"5 will do great as mentioned, 2"4 will also suffice but you won't have as much room for insulation. At least set the bottom rule, the sill, with a pressure-treated piece. Then I would also switch to an equally wide gate, it's always useful.
At the bottom today there is a metal "threshold" (which makes the gate stand a few cm above the ground). On the inside, a concrete "ramp" has been made. My thought was to put roofing felt on this threshold and a plank on top. What do you think about that?
Is there another garage on the property?
What will you use the space for?
Will you have any heating in there?
Does the ground slope towards the opening?
Is it standalone, adjoining, basement level, or basement?
Is there a pedestrian door to the space?
There are three main options, I would choose in the following order:
1) Replace the existing swing gate with another swing gate or an overhead door (possibly with a pedestrian door).
2) Build a wall with lecablock, staggering the vertical joints by about half a block, and drill in rebar into the floor, existing wall, and ceiling. Also, install an exterior door instead of a storage door, as an exterior door has more insulation, etc.
3) Build a wall with one layer of Leca and the rest a timber frame wall. Also, install an exterior door instead of a storage door.
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