ᐅ Swedish Prefabricated Panel House / AB-Elementhus Renovation vs Demolition
Created on: 12 Jun 2019 17:51
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HarvSpec
Hello everyone,
We have purchased a Swedish prefabricated house from the company AB-Elementhus. It features a solid masonry ground floor, on top of which the prefabricated house is built.
Initially, the plan was to completely demolish the house and replace it with a new cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure of the same size.
While studying the building documents and permits for the AB-Elementhus house, I was positively surprised by the construction.
The wall assembly is (inside to outside) 2cm (0.8 inches) cross-laminated timber, 16cm (6 inches) compressed wood chips, 2cm (0.8 inches) cross-laminated timber, and 0.2mm (0.008 inches) stove-lacquered aluminum.
The planned layout of the new building could be realized within the existing structure, so I am now considering renovating and upgrading instead of demolishing (insulation, interior, windows, etc.).
Does anyone have experience with these houses?
Best regards,
Harv
We have purchased a Swedish prefabricated house from the company AB-Elementhus. It features a solid masonry ground floor, on top of which the prefabricated house is built.
Initially, the plan was to completely demolish the house and replace it with a new cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure of the same size.
While studying the building documents and permits for the AB-Elementhus house, I was positively surprised by the construction.
The wall assembly is (inside to outside) 2cm (0.8 inches) cross-laminated timber, 16cm (6 inches) compressed wood chips, 2cm (0.8 inches) cross-laminated timber, and 0.2mm (0.008 inches) stove-lacquered aluminum.
The planned layout of the new building could be realized within the existing structure, so I am now considering renovating and upgrading instead of demolishing (insulation, interior, windows, etc.).
Does anyone have experience with these houses?
Best regards,
Harv
Elementhus_CJ19 Jan 2021 22:44I completely agree. It really depends on your personal expectations, the amount of work you do yourself, and the trades you need support from. Patience and time are also very important factors 😉 If you don’t have time outside of your regular job, even the best craftsmanship won’t help much. Simply put, doing work yourself requires time. At least that’s been our experience. Always budget for unexpected costs at around 10%. We had to completely remove and replace the ceiling in the extension, which was not apparent beforehand.
Does anyone have building plans, wiring diagrams, or information about the condition of the building structure, etc.?
If anyone has information about the Landskrona building type from 1973 in the form of plans, details about the wall construction, exterior facade, or the installed heating system, I would be happy to hear from you 🙂
Does anyone have building plans, wiring diagrams, or information about the condition of the building structure, etc.?
If anyone has information about the Landskrona building type from 1973 in the form of plans, details about the wall construction, exterior facade, or the installed heating system, I would be happy to hear from you 🙂
Elementhus_CJ19 Jan 2021 23:20That would be interesting to see. Could you possibly take a quick photo of it with your phone? Or perhaps provide an excerpt to check if it might be compatible with ours?
Elementhus_CJ27 Jan 2021 00:17Luponell schrieb:
I could scan it and send it by emailSorry, we’ve been really busy (not on-site management) and I’m only now getting around to checking this again. May I post an email address here? I can’t send private messages...
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