Building a new wall in the basement. I've started looking for a panel that gives the impression of a well-maintained board/plank wall. I'm simply looking for a panel that is planed and tongue-and-groove but completely without chamfers, edges, and unnecessary details. I just want a natural drying gap.
I think I've seen such a panel in a catalog sometime. But three lumberyards in a row say no - we don't have it.
Someone said turn 120mm råspont, but I find it difficult to find nice pieces in the lumberyard's pile. Besides, it's not completely dry, so it will surely shrink if you can't leave it inside for a few weeks.
14mm pine floorboards are starting to feel like an option - but I can only find 112mm wide boards that are within budget (149:-/m2) 162mm they want over 400:- for....
26mm pine floorboards are available wider for the same money, but won't it be a very robust wall?
Any suggestions?
I think I've seen such a panel in a catalog sometime. But three lumberyards in a row say no - we don't have it.
Someone said turn 120mm råspont, but I find it difficult to find nice pieces in the lumberyard's pile. Besides, it's not completely dry, so it will surely shrink if you can't leave it inside for a few weeks.
14mm pine floorboards are starting to feel like an option - but I can only find 112mm wide boards that are within budget (149:-/m2) 162mm they want over 400:- for....
26mm pine floorboards are available wider for the same money, but won't it be a very robust wall?
Any suggestions?
We have so-called slätspont, strange that the builder at your place doesn't have it. We bought it at Sandåsa in Strängnäs directly from the shelf. Costs about 25% more than råspont.
The picture isn't super clear, but you might be able to get an idea of what it looks like (in the ceiling that is). Ours is lacquered with a white-pigmented matte varnish.
But the width is like "ordinary" råspont. That is, less than a decimeter (covers 8 cm???)
The picture isn't super clear, but you might be able to get an idea of what it looks like (in the ceiling that is). Ours is lacquered with a white-pigmented matte varnish.
But the width is like "ordinary" råspont. That is, less than a decimeter (covers 8 cm???)
Actually, it's just a matter of turning the planed side outwards on the råspont. Slätspont is tongued and grooved wood with 4 planed sides, while råspont has three planed sides and one sawn.
What is better with slätspont is that you have two sides to choose from if there are ugly knots, etc.
What is better with slätspont is that you have two sides to choose from if there are ugly knots, etc.
I was just standing on the upper floor of the garage, observing the underside of the ceiling, thinking about this thread!
I would guess that the raw plank is made from "scrap wood" such as thinning from pine plantations without overgrown dry branches or top exchanges from larger trees........
There were many knots, dry branches, and wane!
I would guess that the raw plank is made from "scrap wood" such as thinning from pine plantations without overgrown dry branches or top exchanges from larger trees........
There were many knots, dry branches, and wane!
I've already released the råspont because it doesn't seem possible to get sufficiently nice pieces.
But the idea of slätspont sounds exciting, however, I apparently find myself in some sort of dark zone when it comes to the lumber yards' selection. So - does anyone know a lumber yard that has slätspont in the southern parts of Stockholm County, or so? I move around Södertälje.
But the idea of slätspont sounds exciting, however, I apparently find myself in some sort of dark zone when it comes to the lumber yards' selection. So - does anyone know a lumber yard that has slätspont in the southern parts of Stockholm County, or so? I move around Södertälje.
I can recommend Sandåsa in Strängnäs.
It takes you about half an hour from Södertälje.
Head towards Strängnäs and turn in Malmköping, where it's signposted Stallarholmen. Then it's just a few hundred meters, and a left turn, and you're there.
Calling ahead to check if they have it first is always a good tip
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It takes you about half an hour from Södertälje.
Head towards Strängnäs and turn in Malmköping, where it's signposted Stallarholmen. Then it's just a few hundred meters, and a left turn, and you're there.
Calling ahead to check if they have it first is always a good tip
0152-331900
(No, I don't have any shares... But they are worth a little free marketing)
Ha!
I was extra confused when I realized that Sandåsa was a supplier to my nearest hardware store. So I took a careful Friday walk through the lumberyard and lo and behold, tongue-and-groove planed timber, simply a wish, several compartments, one floor up.
I went in to the salesman and looked straight at him, with the article number in hand. "Ah - you mean flooring wood, yes that would work" was the response. A misunderstanding of terms it seems.
Just need the princess and the kingdom and this project should work out.
I was extra confused when I realized that Sandåsa was a supplier to my nearest hardware store. So I took a careful Friday walk through the lumberyard and lo and behold, tongue-and-groove planed timber, simply a wish, several compartments, one floor up.
I went in to the salesman and looked straight at him, with the article number in hand. "Ah - you mean flooring wood, yes that would work" was the response. A misunderstanding of terms it seems.
Just need the princess and the kingdom and this project should work out.
Had a similar question a few years ago.
If I remember correctly, another significant difference between råspont and slätspont, aside from being planed on 3 or 4 sides, is the wood quality.
Råspont is essentially always quality V (kvinta) while slätspont is III or IV.
Slätspont, although more expensive, is probably preferable in visible indoor areas, that is to say.
If I remember correctly, another significant difference between råspont and slätspont, aside from being planed on 3 or 4 sides, is the wood quality.
Råspont is essentially always quality V (kvinta) while slätspont is III or IV.
Slätspont, although more expensive, is probably preferable in visible indoor areas, that is to say.
I believe that massive pine floors are the best option. Available in all imaginable dimensions, if you use second sorting or Byggmax, the price becomes quite reasonable too.
One big downside of using raw tongue and groove or any other wood that's on the shelf at the lumber yard is that it will dry out a lot. The floorboards you buy are vacuum-packed and dried to 6-8%.
One big downside of using raw tongue and groove or any other wood that's on the shelf at the lumber yard is that it will dry out a lot. The floorboards you buy are vacuum-packed and dried to 6-8%.
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If you want the impression of a "well-maintained board/plank wall," then dried down floorboards might be a bit too perfect. There's hardly any life on that wall? More like a floor wall. The gap left by tongue and groove enhances the impression of a "plank wall." Rough-spun is useless because it's not planed on the side you want facing inward. It becomes bumpy and sometimes hard to fit together. The planing on rough-spun has the sole function of ensuring the boards lay flat against the surface and that the tongue and groove fit together.MathiasS said:
Anyway. Fortunately, we have different tastes. Otherwise, the discussion would be dead.
