Hi,
I am wondering what to do with the walls in a masonry leca house. I've received 3 different options but I don't know which is right or wrong. I don't want to guess.
The house is built with weber 35 isoblock.
1. You glue plasterboard directly onto the leca block.
2. You plaster the walls. After that, you can wallpaper them.
3. You attach wooden studs to the leca. Attach a vapor barrier to the leca. Insert insulation and then the plasterboard on the outside of the studs.
What is the right thing to do???
I am wondering what to do with the walls in a masonry leca house. I've received 3 different options but I don't know which is right or wrong. I don't want to guess.
The house is built with weber 35 isoblock.
1. You glue plasterboard directly onto the leca block.
2. You plaster the walls. After that, you can wallpaper them.
3. You attach wooden studs to the leca. Attach a vapor barrier to the leca. Insert insulation and then the plasterboard on the outside of the studs.
What is the right thing to do???
Why additional insulation?? The stone is already insulated in the middle (isoblock).
Doesn't the manufacturer prescribe that the stone should be plastered after assembly to achieve all the "good" properties of the stone, such as sound insulation? At least I remember reading this when we built with isoleca 14 years ago. All our walls are plastered and then painted with silicate paint, which is an "open" paint.
Doesn't the manufacturer prescribe that the stone should be plastered after assembly to achieve all the "good" properties of the stone, such as sound insulation? At least I remember reading this when we built with isoleca 14 years ago. All our walls are plastered and then painted with silicate paint, which is an "open" paint.
I also don't understand why one should use metal studs, moisture barriers, etc. What are you trying to moisture-proof against? The house will be plastered from the outside, and the risk of getting moisture through the 35cm thick wall is minimal. In our Isolecahouse, we have used mesh + plaster both inside and outside even though it's not necessary inside. Then it has been fine plastered and painted on most walls and wallpapered where we wanted wallpaper. It looks fantastic with solid walls. Good luck!
Putting insulation on the inside and then drywall in a stone house seems completely crazy. The point of a stone house is lost if you start with that kind of crap. Of course plaster, and putty on this if needed for the surface.