Wood or lightweight concrete

[GullanH]

I'm planning to build a summer house of 70 m2 with a slab foundation. I haven't decided whether to build with wood or lightweight concrete. Does anyone have experience with both? Costs? Easiest?

 

[Jan-Å]

I have built a wooden house and live in a lightweight concrete house. With that experience, I would build in wood, I think it's easier because screws and nails hold in wood But if you know how to do masonry, it's probably easy too. But I like to be able to put up and secure things without drilling and plugging and a lot of that. But wood requires much more maintenance of course.

 

[Patrik_Hed]

Did this thread really go right now?

//Patrik

 

[Jan-Å]

Did this thread really land in the right place now?

//Patrik

What else should lighting be about? I just check "Latest posts," never really know which subforum the thread is in, but some might miss it.

 

[GullanH]

Oh dear! Beginner.....haven't quite understood how it works....

 

[Perk]

With similar experiences as Jan-Å, if I build new or buy another house, it will have a wooden frame. I currently live in lightweight concrete and have undertaken an extensive renovation in recent years. Many tasks (not all) would have been easier with a wooden frame. For example, we have added insulation and replaced the facade, windows, and doors, which has involved a lot of hassle with things like facade plugs in abundance when we insulated.

 

[GullanH]

I was mostly thinking about the construction itself. I have done an extension in wood, but never worked with lightweight concrete.