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I was a longtime subscriber to Fine Homebuilding (still have Issue #1), and just dicovered this forum. Please be patient with me if the formatting of the message isn’t perfect.
We own a 150 year old red brick church in the hills north of Toronto. We use it on weekends as a retreat from the pace of the city where we work to be able to retreat to the hills north….
We would like to demise two rooms in the basement to be used as bedrooms for us and guests to get away from the hubbub in the main, open living area upstairs. We do not want to create a loft, or extend outside the existing building. Someday, we will build a separate log building, but for now, we just want a couple of rooms in the basement.
The building has a mortared stone foundation. We have not improved the drainage on the perimiter walls – water leakage is not a problem, but the walls can get damp. I am looking for an alternative to stick frame and drywall for the walls, and thought of coated steel siding. I do not want the trouble and dust of drywall and taping and sanding, and love the look of the siding. It would also remind one of the steel used on the barns in our area of the world.
Our idea is to frame two rooms and use the steel as the wall systems. We could put pink insulation in the walls for some soundproofing. Use standard framing for the doors.
The stone walls have a coating of cement with etched black lines to look like building blocks that is not in good repair. I’d like to remove the cement and expose the stone after pointing with mortar where necessary, or these walls could get shethed in steel as well.
I also plan on putting a 2″ layer of SM on the floor and covering with painted plywood to get away from the cold concrete floor.
Should I use standard 2×4 framing for the walls? Anything special I should be purchasing in the steel? Thickness? Fasteners? Can I cut a window in the walls? How does the cost of this relate to drywall?
Thanks,
Henry
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I was a longtime subscriber to Fine Homebuilding (still have Issue #1), and just dicovered this forum. Please be patient with me if the formatting of the message isn't perfect.
We own a 150 year old red brick church in the hills north of Toronto. We use it on weekends as a retreat from the pace of the city where we work to be able to retreat to the hills north....
We would like to demise two rooms in the basement to be used as bedrooms for us and guests to get away from the hubbub in the main, open living area upstairs. We do not want to create a loft, or extend outside the existing building. Someday, we will build a separate log building, but for now, we just want a couple of rooms in the basement.
The building has a mortared stone foundation. We have not improved the drainage on the perimiter walls - water leakage is not a problem, but the walls can get damp. I am looking for an alternative to stick frame and drywall for the walls, and thought of coated steel siding. I do not want the trouble and dust of drywall and taping and sanding, and love the look of the siding. It would also remind one of the steel used on the barns in our area of the world.
Our idea is to frame two rooms and use the steel as the wall systems. We could put pink insulation in the walls for some soundproofing. Use standard framing for the doors.
The stone walls have a coating of cement with etched black lines to look like building blocks that is not in good repair. I'd like to remove the cement and expose the stone after pointing with mortar where necessary, or these walls could get shethed in steel as well.
I also plan on putting a 2" layer of SM on the floor and covering with painted plywood to get away from the cold concrete floor.
Should I use standard 2x4 framing for the walls? Anything special I should be purchasing in the steel? Thickness? Fasteners? Can I cut a window in the walls? How does the cost of this relate to drywall?
Thanks,
Henry