Special solution when building walls

[Humsipums]

I am in the middle of building a new house (1.5 floors) and will be going through the interior walls in the bedrooms, bathroom, and living room with the carpenter.

I am currently looking for good tips and advice that are good to consider at this stage. So far, we have thought about the following:

- We will probably not use OSB panels due to the cost versus need (as far as I know)
- Shower niche has 60x30cm at about 110-120cm height in the shower
- Slot in the wall for routing TV and network cables where they are needed
- Reinforcement of the drywall where a heavy TV will be hung

Is there anything else that might be good to consider? High and low. Something you have realized in hindsight that you wish you had done at this stage or something you are very glad you thought of? Something that is generally good to consider?

Edit: I'm a bit unsure about the placement of the thread. Grateful if a mod moves it if it is misplaced.

 

[BirgitS]

Shower ice is 60x30cm at about 110-120cm height in the shower

What does that mean?

Reinforcement of gypsum wall where a heavy TV will be hung

OSB board is good for that.

If you don't follow the Säker vatten wall requirements around the bathroom, there might be problems with the insurance company in case of a water damage.

 

[Janus82]

Of course, you should have OSB in the wall!!!!
It's an almost negligible cost when you're building the house, and you'll regret it for the rest of your life if you leave them out.

 

[Plupp 405730]

I am in the middle of a new house construction (1.5 floors) and will go through interior walls in bedroom, bathroom, and living room with the carpenter.

I am currently seeking good tips and advice that are good to consider at this stage. Currently, we have thought about the following:

- We probably won't use OSB boards due to cost versus need (as far as I know)
- Shower is 60x30cm at approximately 110-120cm height in the shower
- Slot in the wall for routing TV and data cables where they need to be
- Reinforcement of drywall where a heavy TV will hang

Is there anything else that might be good to think about? High and low. Something that you yourself thought about afterward that you wish you had done at this stage or something you are very happy you thought of? Something that generally is good to consider?

Edit: a bit unsure about thread placement. Grateful if a mod can move it if it's misplaced.

In bathrooms, it should be 15 mm K-plywood.

 

[useless]

In bathrooms, there should be 15 mm K-plywood.

Should and should... It's not a requirement, but it makes it significantly easier when you need to screw things onto the walls.

 

[PappasHammare]

- Groove in the wall for running TV and electric cables where they should be.

What does this mean?
What I'm guessing is related to conduit and what I wished for is more conduits to be drawn...

- Reinforcement of plasterboard wall where a heavy TV will hang

Something you've thought of afterward that you wish you had done at this stage

That I put OSB on ALL walls on both sides. Both for ease of screwing things into them but also for soundproofing. I hope you put insulation in the walls... And if you want it extra quiet somewhere, build a really soundproof wall.

 

[Plupp 405730]

Should and should... It's not a requirement, but it makes it much easier when you're mounting things on the walls.

But according to your posts, you can ignore everything; "secure water" isn't a law either! If you reason like you, everything becomes really difficult.

 

[PappasHammare]

But according to your posts, you can ignore everything, even safe water isn't a law!
If you're going to reason like you, everything becomes really tough.

No fighting/build-a-house pingpong now......
Answer TS's questions and let them and their builder handle the rest

 

[useless]

But according to your posts, you can ignore everything, safe water is not a law either! If you reason like you do, everything becomes very difficult.

Where in safe water does it state that 15 mm plywood throughout the bathroom is a requirement? What the rules say regarding this is about mountings:

"Mounting of products may require wall reinforcement. Screw mountings should be made in concrete or another solid construction, wooden studs, wooden noggings, or in construction that is tested and approved for mounting, for example, a panel construction."

If you read about Säker Vatten's example of a wet room wall, it states:

"The wet room wall is an alternative construction method that meets the requirements according to the industry rules Säker Vatteninstallation. The wall, which is a panel construction, meets the requirements for screw mountings in wet zone 1 according to 3.4.1 in the industry rules 2016:1."

It is therefore just as permissible to place a nogging or stud where you intend to screw something onto the wall.

Then, for example, BKR requires wall stability if it is to be covered with tiles, but double gypsum at cc60 is sufficient according to their rules.

 

[Plupp 405730]

No fighting/building houses ping pong now......
Answer the OP's questions and let this and its builders handle the rest

But he does nothing but look for loopholes in people's writings, and then you have to tolerate it!

 

[Plupp 405730]

Where in "Säker Vatten" does it say that 15 mm plywood throughout the entire bathroom is a requirement? What the regulations say is about fastenings:

"Fastening of products may require wall reinforcement.
Screw fastenings should be made in concrete or other solid
construction, wooden studs, blocking, or in a construction that
is tested and approved for fastening, such as a panel
construction."

If you read about Säker Vatten's example for wet room walls, it states:

"The wet room wall is an alternative construction method that meets the requirements according to industry regulations for Säker Vatteninstallation. The wall, which is a panel construction, meets the requirements for screw fastenings in wet zone 1 according to 3.4.1 in the industry regulations 2016:1."

It is just as permissible to place blocking or a stud where you intend to screw something into the wall.

Then, for example, BKR requires the wall to be stable if it is to be tiled, but double gypsum at cc60 is sufficient according to their rules.

First of all, I didn't write that the entire thing has to be clad!
But "Säker Vatten" is not a law! You can ignore it if you feel like it.

 

[Plupp 405730]

Where in Säker Vatten does it state that 15 mm plywood throughout the entire bathroom is a requirement? The rules regarding this concern fastenings:

"Fastening of products may require reinforcement of the wall. Screw fastenings must be done in concrete or another solid structure, wood studs, noggings or in construction that is tested and approved for fastening, such as a panel construction."

If you read about Säker Vatten's example of a wet room wall, it says:

"The wet room wall is an alternative construction method that meets the requirements according to industry rules Säker Vatteninstallation. The wall, which is a panel construction, meets the requirements for screw fastenings in wet zone 1 according to 3.4.1 in the 2016:1 industry rules."

So it is just as permissible to place a noggin or stud where you intend to screw something onto the wall.

Then, for example, BKR sets requirements on the wall's stability if it is to be clad with tiles, but double gypsum at cc60 is sufficient according to their rules.

May I ask what you work with?

 

[useless]

But you're not ignoring Säker Vatten if you don't install plywood in the bathroom. Sure, I agree that having plywood throughout the room is really good, and considering the additional cost, there's not much to think about.

 

[Plupp 405730]

But you're not ignoring Säker Vatten if you don't put plywood in the bathroom. Sure, I agree that having plywood throughout the room is great and considering the additional cost, it's not much to think about.

We have used plywood long before säker vatten became popular.

 

[MathiasS]

I am currently seeking good tips and advice that are useful to keep in mind at this time. Currently, we have considered the following:

- We will probably not use OSB boards due to cost versus need (as far as I know)
- Shower area has 60x30cm at approximately 110-120cm height in the shower
- Slot in the wall for running TV and internet cables where they need to be.
- Reinforcement of drywall where a heavy TV will hang

Is there anything else that might be good to consider? High and low. Is there something you have thought about afterward that you wish you had done at this stage or something you are very glad you thought about? Something generally good to think about?

Edit: a bit unsure about the thread placement. Grateful if a mod moves it if it's misplaced.

1. Rethink this reinforcing board. OSB or suitable particle board. I laugh every time I need to screw something up. The money the OSB cost has been forgotten for 100 years....

2. Run all the pipes you haven't already, for networking, for cameras, prepare for wired alarm, motion detectors for automatic on/off for lights, etc.

3.