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
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Luponell
8 Sep 2019 22:12
I have a Swedish panel house of the Landskrone type.
I still have the original windows. I need to replace the roof windows as well as all the doors.
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ibsylon
1 Jan 2020 10:19
How is it looking so far?
Good luck,
I.B.
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Luponell
1 Jan 2020 10:43
I am currently carrying out a major renovation. The lower part of my house has brickwork, while the upper sections (gable areas, etc.) are entirely wooden, which I have now replaced. The shower, bathroom, and all rooms are being renovated.
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HarvSpec
1 Jan 2020 12:56
Same here, partly new lintels, new windows everywhere. The structure looks exactly the same.
Unter Renovierung: drei große Fensterfronten in einer Holzkonstruktion, Blick nach außen auf Häusern

Rohbauzimmer mit offener Balkontür, Balkon mit Leiter und Brüstung, Blick auf Dächer und Bäume.
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Luponell
1 Jan 2020 13:25
If it is a SEH house, which type is it (Landskrone, Gotland, Malmö, etc.)?
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HarvSpec
1 Jan 2020 13:30
If I check later, I can’t answer off the top of my head.