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We have also decided to stain the ceiling, which so far has remained in natural spruce. Definitely with a UV stain so it does not darken further, and possibly we will mix in a little white. We have seen HOW dark such a spruce ceiling can get; we do not want that.

I can only HIGHLY recommend that to you! The wood darkens badly and turns a nasty yellow-brown. We used Woca Paneelweiss. It is easy to apply. You just must not take long breaks, otherwise the transitions cannot be blended as well. In my former house, we used Osmo UV protection back then and then white oil (also from Osmo). That was nowhere near as good!

Still the stylish interim entrance door!

I am always impressed by the "vintage" construction site door

What surprises me is that a timber house builder who otherwise makes everything that isn’t nailed down out of wood resorts to paving with sand-lime bricks for the impact sound insulation (?)

If I understood correctly, this helps not only against sound but also against the vibration of the floor.

Nobody concretes under pavement, that would completely undermine the whole principle. How else should water infiltrate??

Ever heard of drainage concrete or single-grain mortar?

If I understood correctly, then that helps not only against sound but also against the floor's vibration.

Basically, that would partly be the same, since impact sound actually consists more of floor vibration than of stomping noise. But for vibration damping, dry and not bonded "mauled" small-format stones are likely to be only moderately effective. From your timber house builder (what can you actually carpentry with at Stauden, or is that his family name?) I would have rather expected that he fiddles around with high-pressure gluing of sauerkraut boards or something. But stone with someone who otherwise makes "everything" out of wood does surprise me a bit.

Ever heard of drainage concrete or Einkorn mortar?

Yes, but that doesn't change the fact that it cancels out the cost advantage again and is therefore completely pointless