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
Hi everyone, I’m glad to see such an active exchange about the houses from SEH Schwedische Elementhäuser here.
I personally bought one with a solid basement about 4 years ago. The house was built in 1979.
Unlike what I have read here so far, the wall construction in my house is a bit different. It features timber stud walls approximately 13cm (5 inches) thick. The layers from inside to outside are: 1cm (0.4 inch) chipboard – vapor barrier – insulation wool – bitumen-coated wood fiberboard. At regular intervals, you can see the timber studs. On the outside, there is a Coloroc facade with clinker bricks.
We are very satisfied with the house. The only slightly challenging aspect is the already mentioned issues when renewing the electrical wiring and plumbing. For the windows, we found a simple but elegant solution. We installed insert windows that fit inside the old window frames. The slightly smaller glass area is hardly noticeable.
We had a formaldehyde test done before moving in. It was well below the limit value.
I would be happy to have an active exchange of experiences.
I personally bought one with a solid basement about 4 years ago. The house was built in 1979.
Unlike what I have read here so far, the wall construction in my house is a bit different. It features timber stud walls approximately 13cm (5 inches) thick. The layers from inside to outside are: 1cm (0.4 inch) chipboard – vapor barrier – insulation wool – bitumen-coated wood fiberboard. At regular intervals, you can see the timber studs. On the outside, there is a Coloroc facade with clinker bricks.
We are very satisfied with the house. The only slightly challenging aspect is the already mentioned issues when renewing the electrical wiring and plumbing. For the windows, we found a simple but elegant solution. We installed insert windows that fit inside the old window frames. The slightly smaller glass area is hardly noticeable.
We had a formaldehyde test done before moving in. It was well below the limit value.
I would be happy to have an active exchange of experiences.
In my Swedish house Landskrona, there is a covered terrace on the ground floor, and underneath it, a basement with a brick layer as the floor. As soon as the cold season begins, I notice real wet water droplets hanging from the basement ceiling, and after a few days, the entire ceiling becomes completely wet. What can be done about this? Insulation? I would appreciate any advice.
Hello Holzwurm,
you have the same house as I do. Mine was built in 1980 and is constructed exactly as you described. I just checked the building specification that I still have.
Were your windows damaged? I have painted my windows many times, and they are still fine. But it’s interesting how you dealt with your windows.
you have the same house as I do. Mine was built in 1980 and is constructed exactly as you described. I just checked the building specification that I still have.
Were your windows damaged? I have painted my windows many times, and they are still fine. But it’s interesting how you dealt with your windows.
Visby105 schrieb:
Good morning Harvey,
Did my email reach you? I have all the building documents for our house – identical wall construction – so if you have any questions, just let me know.
Good luck
Chris in Visby105 Dear Visby,
We are currently in the process of buying a house from Schwedischen Elementhäuser GmbH (Ängelholm). Unfortunately, the documentation we received from the agent is quite limited. If you have building documents and would be willing to share them with me, it would help us a great deal! Good luck, Effesian
Hello everyone,
about 25 years ago we purchased a Swedish panel house from the company AB-Elementhus (see picture 1). The house itself was originally built in 1969 on a solid basement (see picture 2).
Now we have a problem:
Our house has an exterior facade made of aluminum over wood (see picture 3). The exterior wall panels consist of aluminum sheets (0.2 mm thick) and resin-bonded plywood (together approximately 5 mm (0.2 inches) thick) (see picture 3), which are laminated onto 20 mm (0.8 inches) thick plywood.
This aluminum/wood cladding bulges outward in some areas by up to 15 mm (0.6 inches) (see picture 4). We have inspected the damaged areas as thoroughly as possible, and the wall is dry. We have no explanation for the bulging.
Does anyone know this problem and can help us?
Thank you very much
Gudrun + Joachim
about 25 years ago we purchased a Swedish panel house from the company AB-Elementhus (see picture 1). The house itself was originally built in 1969 on a solid basement (see picture 2).
Now we have a problem:
Our house has an exterior facade made of aluminum over wood (see picture 3). The exterior wall panels consist of aluminum sheets (0.2 mm thick) and resin-bonded plywood (together approximately 5 mm (0.2 inches) thick) (see picture 3), which are laminated onto 20 mm (0.8 inches) thick plywood.
This aluminum/wood cladding bulges outward in some areas by up to 15 mm (0.6 inches) (see picture 4). We have inspected the damaged areas as thoroughly as possible, and the wall is dry. We have no explanation for the bulging.
Does anyone know this problem and can help us?
Thank you very much
Gudrun + Joachim
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