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
ChriHol schrieb:
Congratulations @xTheFear. We also live in a Borgholm89 and have the documentation. Please contact me preferably by email at kunankivi2011ÄTgmailDOTcom. (And if anyone reads this now or later who bought a house without documentation, feel free to reach out) @ChriHol I have sent you an email,
Thanks in advance.
Hello Luponell,
That depends... Measure your rafters first. Mine are 118 by 48 millimeters (4.6 by 1.9 inches) with a spacing of 1200 millimeters (47 inches). That was not enough for the structural engineer.
My solar installer then recommended a building-integrated system. The roof tiles are removed and replaced with metal trays in which the modules are mounted. The total weight of the substructure and modules is less than that of the removed tiles. This way, there is no structural issue. The substructure for 10 modules would have cost a little over 3000 euros (I had to postpone it to next year for other reasons).
That depends... Measure your rafters first. Mine are 118 by 48 millimeters (4.6 by 1.9 inches) with a spacing of 1200 millimeters (47 inches). That was not enough for the structural engineer.
My solar installer then recommended a building-integrated system. The roof tiles are removed and replaced with metal trays in which the modules are mounted. The total weight of the substructure and modules is less than that of the removed tiles. This way, there is no structural issue. The substructure for 10 modules would have cost a little over 3000 euros (I had to postpone it to next year for other reasons).
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