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steinundholz25 Jul 2010 17:24Hello,
although we have been very satisfied living in our self-built home for about 10 years, we are now thinking about building our next house.
The new one will be completely different! The basic ideas are already in place, but some detailed solutions still need to be worked out.
For this single-story passive house (approximately 15 x 15 m (49 x 49 ft)), a timber frame construction will surround the solid core made of calcium silicate bricks (external walls 17.5 cm (7 inches)) and concrete (floor and ceiling about 20 cm (8 inches)) on the outside (top, bottom, and sides).
The "cladding" made of structural timber beams will fit directly against the masonry core, be filled with blown-in cellulose insulation, and be clad with wood fiberboard panels (tongue and groove, 60 mm (2.4 inches) thick).
The surface of the wood fiberboards will be made weatherproof with adhesive mortar, reinforcing mesh, and a final coat of plaster.
The installation of windows and doors (wood-aluminum) is planned to be flush on the inside within the timber frame, that is, within the insulation layer with about 20 cm (8 inches) internal reveal including the drywall plaster.
The sealed flat roof area will be covered by a south-facing shed roof (photovoltaic installation) with an all-around overhang of about 1 m (3 ft).
The beam structure of the "base" will rest on concrete pad foundations approximately 1 m (3 ft) above the relatively level ground surface.
We are looking for further ideas and suggestions for this project and would appreciate any tips or advice.
Thank you in advance for any responses.
although we have been very satisfied living in our self-built home for about 10 years, we are now thinking about building our next house.
The new one will be completely different! The basic ideas are already in place, but some detailed solutions still need to be worked out.
For this single-story passive house (approximately 15 x 15 m (49 x 49 ft)), a timber frame construction will surround the solid core made of calcium silicate bricks (external walls 17.5 cm (7 inches)) and concrete (floor and ceiling about 20 cm (8 inches)) on the outside (top, bottom, and sides).
The "cladding" made of structural timber beams will fit directly against the masonry core, be filled with blown-in cellulose insulation, and be clad with wood fiberboard panels (tongue and groove, 60 mm (2.4 inches) thick).
The surface of the wood fiberboards will be made weatherproof with adhesive mortar, reinforcing mesh, and a final coat of plaster.
The installation of windows and doors (wood-aluminum) is planned to be flush on the inside within the timber frame, that is, within the insulation layer with about 20 cm (8 inches) internal reveal including the drywall plaster.
The sealed flat roof area will be covered by a south-facing shed roof (photovoltaic installation) with an all-around overhang of about 1 m (3 ft).
The beam structure of the "base" will rest on concrete pad foundations approximately 1 m (3 ft) above the relatively level ground surface.
We are looking for further ideas and suggestions for this project and would appreciate any tips or advice.
Thank you in advance for any responses.