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What to do with the ventilation pipes in the attic?
Currently working on decorating the attic as I've probably mentioned in several threads.
When you're finally done with the plank floor, you move on to the ceiling and insulation. Nothing strange about that; battens, masonite (or styrofoam or ready-made paper panels. Haven't decided yet), insulation, and plastic.
But there's a space where the ventilation pipes come up for the exhaust air. In that space, we had planned to place a wardrobe with sliding doors, otherwise, it's just dead space and won't be used at all. It becomes quite tricky to deal with the air gap, etc., in that space. Can you build something like a kattvind (right word?) right there?
What I'm thinking is to build up interior walls by framing, wind barrier, framing, insulation, plastic, and drywall. Of course, building in the wardrobe in some way within this. But how do I handle the air gap? Should it go from the ridge to this space or should you build the interior wall up to the roof decking and place mold stoppers on either side of the wall (i.e., breaking off the air gap)? Hard to explain...
But regardless, it will be built in, and a wardrobe will be placed that can be opened from the stairs (you can see the handrail through the blanket in the picture). Does anyone have tips on how to do this in the best way?
When you're finally done with the plank floor, you move on to the ceiling and insulation. Nothing strange about that; battens, masonite (or styrofoam or ready-made paper panels. Haven't decided yet), insulation, and plastic.
But there's a space where the ventilation pipes come up for the exhaust air. In that space, we had planned to place a wardrobe with sliding doors, otherwise, it's just dead space and won't be used at all. It becomes quite tricky to deal with the air gap, etc., in that space. Can you build something like a kattvind (right word?) right there?
What I'm thinking is to build up interior walls by framing, wind barrier, framing, insulation, plastic, and drywall. Of course, building in the wardrobe in some way within this. But how do I handle the air gap? Should it go from the ridge to this space or should you build the interior wall up to the roof decking and place mold stoppers on either side of the wall (i.e., breaking off the air gap)? Hard to explain...
But regardless, it will be built in, and a wardrobe will be placed that can be opened from the stairs (you can see the handrail through the blanket in the picture). Does anyone have tips on how to do this in the best way?
Spontaneously, I would say that if you're considering a cold kattvind, it's a construction to avoid. There are many threads on this at byggahus, but in short, it's a risk construction.
Is it really that troublesome to, for example, attach battens with 25x36 or similar to the raw boards, some masonite/wind paper on top, and then insulation, plastic, and plaster?
The wardrobe solution shouldn't be a bigger problem to arrange, building inner walls with, for example, 45x70 studs and plaster around any choice of wardrobe frames and then sliding doors in front. If you go with a warm attic, you also don’t need to worry about insulating the back of the wardrobe and that space.
// Mats
Is it really that troublesome to, for example, attach battens with 25x36 or similar to the raw boards, some masonite/wind paper on top, and then insulation, plastic, and plaster?
The wardrobe solution shouldn't be a bigger problem to arrange, building inner walls with, for example, 45x70 studs and plaster around any choice of wardrobe frames and then sliding doors in front. If you go with a warm attic, you also don’t need to worry about insulating the back of the wardrobe and that space.
// Mats
If it's a construction to avoid, I guess I'll have to try to create an air gap there, but it's cramped as heck "on the other side" of the pipes towards the boarding. Worse still is probably getting the plastic tight around the pipes. I thought there might be easier ways... 
Need to ponder a bit more...
Need to ponder a bit more...
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