Hi, I bought an old house with an attached garage a few weeks ago and have started fixing things up everywhere. Now I decided to check how things looked behind the metal sheet that they had buried next to the garage and filled up against. Behind it, there were holes as you can see in the pictures...
Noticed there is no plastic or wind barrier on the wall either.
There is a 95x45 stud directly on the slab that is really rotten, which the beams stand on (95x95, I believe they are), and at least two of those thick ones are slightly damaged by rot at the bottom. Could I relieve them, cut off and lay lecablock underneath?
And the rest... I'm considering ripping everything off except for the vertical beams and starting over, but how do you do that?
I should also mention that this only concerns this short wall that was below ground level. The others look okay.
Noticed there is no plastic or wind barrier on the wall either.
There is a 95x45 stud directly on the slab that is really rotten, which the beams stand on (95x95, I believe they are), and at least two of those thick ones are slightly damaged by rot at the bottom. Could I relieve them, cut off and lay lecablock underneath?
And the rest... I'm considering ripping everything off except for the vertical beams and starting over, but how do you do that?
I should also mention that this only concerns this short wall that was below ground level. The others look okay.
Hmm very strange.. shouldn't be removed. But here are the images from the first post and two images from what I did today.
I plan to lift the wall a few millimeters and place a 120x45 sill on the leca. Then there will be a door in the middle of the wall and 45mm additional insulation on the outside. It will probably turn out nice in the end.
I plan to lift the wall a few millimeters and place a 120x45 sill on the leca. Then there will be a door in the middle of the wall and 45mm additional insulation on the outside. It will probably turn out nice in the end.
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Well, it was a bit lacking in mortar. I thought it might be enough if I nail the sill into the leca considering the cold, and plaster the inside and outside when it gets a little warmer..?
But how do you handle mortar now when it's starting to be around -5 degrees outside?
I haven't built anymore, so nothing is stopping me from simply lifting away the leca again and throwing in some mortar if it works well in sub-zero temperatures, but it feels tedious..
What is the risk if I leave it as it is and just plaster later?
But how do you handle mortar now when it's starting to be around -5 degrees outside?
I haven't built anymore, so nothing is stopping me from simply lifting away the leca again and throwing in some mortar if it works well in sub-zero temperatures, but it feels tedious..
What is the risk if I leave it as it is and just plaster later?
I would think it will be very difficult to get any plaster to hold
If you nail the sill to the leca, the stones will want to move with the wood's moisture movements (winter-summer), and nothing holds them back from doing so unless they are set in mortar.
The alternative if you don't want to lift them and set them in mortar is probably to use an exterior mineral board (looks like plaster) so you still get a nice and tight exterior
Maybe someone else has an idea?
Note, I am only an amateur builder myself, so take my recommendations as such
If you nail the sill to the leca, the stones will want to move with the wood's moisture movements (winter-summer), and nothing holds them back from doing so unless they are set in mortar.
The alternative if you don't want to lift them and set them in mortar is probably to use an exterior mineral board (looks like plaster) so you still get a nice and tight exterior
Maybe someone else has an idea?
Note, I am only an amateur builder myself, so take my recommendations as such
Tonight I'm going to try to lay the blocks properly. We'll see how it goes.. I've never used a trowel before.
I had planned to add 45mm of insulation on the outside, but the question is whether it's worth it. I have old folding doors totaling 5 square meters that have a significantly higher U-value than the walls today, so the most important thing must be to first and foremost get the wind barrier in place so it doesn't blow into the insulation...
I had planned to add 45mm of insulation on the outside, but the question is whether it's worth it. I have old folding doors totaling 5 square meters that have a significantly higher U-value than the walls today, so the most important thing must be to first and foremost get the wind barrier in place so it doesn't blow into the insulation...