I have been following the previous thread about wooden or plaster facades with interest. However, what I didn't get clarity on is the 'opposite', a wooden facade on a house with a brick/concrete frame.
We live in an older house with a brick and concrete frame and concrete floors and a plastered facade. We are slowly starting to plan to build an additional floor either by raising the existing trusses by about one and a half meters and building new walls with loose timber (if that is even possible) or by tearing off the entire roof and building new.
In any case, we have to do something about the facade as the gables and raised walls need to be covered in some way, preferably the same way as the rest of the house
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As we see it, we have three options, complement the existing plaster, replaster the entire house, or switch to a wooden facade.
Complementing is doubtful as I am a bit skeptical about the quality of the existing plaster, it is hollow here and there and you can start to see the beginnings of cracking in a couple of places, plus we don't like the structure.
Replastering the entire house is expensive, and cost will be a weighing factor in this extension.
That leaves the option of nailing wooden paneling outside with suitable preparation work. The question is whether this is even possible and if so, especially smart. If it can be done without too much fuss, what needs to be considered in terms of groundwork? Can the old plaster be left in place, or should it be knocked down?
Best regards,
/Ola
We live in an older house with a brick and concrete frame and concrete floors and a plastered facade. We are slowly starting to plan to build an additional floor either by raising the existing trusses by about one and a half meters and building new walls with loose timber (if that is even possible) or by tearing off the entire roof and building new.
In any case, we have to do something about the facade as the gables and raised walls need to be covered in some way, preferably the same way as the rest of the house
.As we see it, we have three options, complement the existing plaster, replaster the entire house, or switch to a wooden facade.
Complementing is doubtful as I am a bit skeptical about the quality of the existing plaster, it is hollow here and there and you can start to see the beginnings of cracking in a couple of places, plus we don't like the structure.
Replastering the entire house is expensive, and cost will be a weighing factor in this extension.
That leaves the option of nailing wooden paneling outside with suitable preparation work. The question is whether this is even possible and if so, especially smart. If it can be done without too much fuss, what needs to be considered in terms of groundwork? Can the old plaster be left in place, or should it be knocked down?
Best regards,
/Ola