Swedish Element House / AB-Elementhus Renovation vs Demolition

Hello everyone,

we have purchased a Swedish element house from the company AB-Elementhus. It has a solid masonry ground floor on which the element house then stands. Originally, the idea was to completely demolish the house and replace it with a new cross-laminated timber construction of the same size.

When studying the construction documents and permits of AB Elementhus, I was positively surprised by the construction. The wall structure is (inside-outside) cross-laminated timber 2cm, 16cm compressed wood chips, cross-laminated timber 2 cm, oven-lacquered aluminum 0.2mm. The planned floor plan of the new building could be implemented in the existing structure, so I am now considering not demolishing but rather renovating and refurbishing (insulation, interior, windows, etc.).

Does anyone have experience with these houses?

Best regards,
Harv

That sounds interesting - but don't get discouraged, because of the manufacturer that is little known in DE, it may take a little while until you find other Elementhus converters here.

Thank you, we will probably have the wood tested for any stresses, then we will see!

If someone ever has such a house, here are a few pictures of the wall construction:

What do you want to know, where is your house, year of construction? I have 45 years of experience as a resident and owner, and all the documents. PM?

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Sorry, I just realized that it is actually a different manufacturer: mine is from SEH (Schwedische Elementhus...) I wouldn’t worry much about pollutants, the Swedes had, as far as I know, for example asbestos banned long before Germany. But I am not a construction expert, just wanted to help.... Ibsylon