Tips for basement wall

[Daniel. O]

To begin with, this is our first house, and it's a bit slow to learn everything you're apparently supposed to know just because you're a homeowner...
It started with water coming in where the incoming water goes through the wall. But that's fixed. After that, we were going to restore and tidy up the first part of the basement and the basement stairs since this is open and visible from the hall.

I've got a bit of a headache. I don't really know what is right to do.

When we tore down the inner wall, it was insulated without an air gap but with a plastic mat against the wall. Doesn't this feel strange? However, the wooden studs are a couple of centimeters from the wall.

I would have liked it to be insulated since it's open above, but I don't know if I dare. So it has to work without it.

The ultimate question is, is it best and safest just to put up a drywall? It feels very hollow then. Should one use any other material?
On one side (under the stairs in the picture), we have an extension with foundation beam instead and an old external basement staircase on the other side of the wall. Should I tear down the plastic mat and insulation here, or do you think it's relatively risk-free?

There's a big chance I'm just being overly paranoid.

 

[Plupp 122206]

I am afraid that you should redo it. Wooden studs are not recommended, I think you can find threads here about how to build in basements.

 

[Johnsvi]

If I were you, I would have torn everything down and only plastered the old stone walls and painted with silicate paint. Also, I would have bricked up the hole for the old basement door if it's no longer used. But there are certainly other solutions too

 

[Daniel. O]

If I were you, I would have torn everything down and only plastered the old stone walls and painted with silicate paint. Also, I would have bricked up the hole for the old cellar door if it's no longer in use. But there are probably other solutions too

It will be as you suggest. We had talked about it, but she preferred not to. Now I've convinced her.

Fun, but a lot of work.

Thanks for the quick responses.

 

[Johnsvi]

It will be as you suggest. We had talked about it, but she preferred not to. Now I've persuaded her

Fun, but a lot of work

Thanks for the quick responses
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It will be great

 

[Lane]

Fun!!? People are quite different
ps we have done exactly this. ds
it will look nice, so go ahead.

we couldn't bother polishing so we used Finja's repair wall and kind of plastered the walls, then scraped them. It adds a bit of texture. We think it looks nice.

 

[Plupp 182623]

How do you make round windows? There are small masonite pieces there...

 

[JanneJanne123]

Don't know if it's because you think it's ugly, but most of the windows I have come across in basements have been above ground and then ground moisture is not a problem.

 

[Plupp 182623]

I don't know if it's because you think it's ugly, but most of the windows I've encountered in basements have been above ground and then ground moisture is not a problem.

I'm just curious because I'm going to do the same in my basement. Okay, if moisture isn't a problem, I guess you put some trim around the window.

 

[JanneJanne123]

Yes, you can do that if you want, the frame itself is usually made of wood and that's not a problem.

 

[Daniel. O]

fun!!? Everyone is different
ps we did exactly this. ds
it turns out nice, so go ahead.

we didn't manage to polish so we used Finjas laga vägg and kind of plastered the walls, then scraped with a scraper. Adds a bit of texture. We think it looks nice.

It's fun when it starts to get finished
I think I'm going to get a mason here anyway. Need to fix the old basement door and also skip the slope that's under the window. There’s so much loose here, so I don't dare to do it myself, at least not without proper guidance.