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Väderskydd för träbyggnationer - En jämförelse av väderskydd som finns på marknaden idag

Svensson, Nina LU and Toll, Alexandra LU (2021) VMTL01 20211
Department of Building and Environmental Technology
Abstract (Swedish)
The purpose of this thesis is to present what weather protection is used for in wooden constructions
and to investigate, evaluate and compare different weather protection available on the market today
with a focus on their quality, function, user-friendliness, price and impact on the work environment.
This project is divided into two parts. The first part is a literature study to gain a greater insight to the
subject and the second part is a market research. The literature study is done to gather knowledge and
provide a basic understanding for the subject and it is based on both books and electronic sources.
The market research is conducted to gather additional knowledge and experience from actors who
work with weather protection.... (More)
The purpose of this thesis is to present what weather protection is used for in wooden constructions
and to investigate, evaluate and compare different weather protection available on the market today
with a focus on their quality, function, user-friendliness, price and impact on the work environment.
This project is divided into two parts. The first part is a literature study to gain a greater insight to the
subject and the second part is a market research. The literature study is done to gather knowledge and
provide a basic understanding for the subject and it is based on both books and electronic sources.
The market research is conducted to gather additional knowledge and experience from actors who
work with weather protection. This should serve as a basis for being able to compare the different
types of weather protection available on the market today. The market research is carried out in the
form of a questionnaire that is sent out to weather protection suppliers and manufacturers.
In the study "A better construction process" which was done in 2016 by Layher AB and
Byggherrarna, it showed that there are several explanations for why building companies choose not to
build with weather protection. For example, it was shown that many actors lack knowledge about the
benefits of a weather-protected building. The economy was also a factor where the companies thought
that weather protection entailed extra costs instead of savings. Boverkets byggregler, BBR, are a
collection of regulations and general guidelines and they recommend the industry to use the standard
ByggaF as a guide to how moisture safety can be verified at all stages of the construction project.
BBR's general advice under section 6:51 states that "Buildings, construction products and building
materials should be protected against moisture and dirt during the construction period." It is thus not
stated that it is precisely a weather protection that must be used.
Price was a parameter that was difficult to determine according to the suppliers, which was mainly
due to the fact that all projects are unique. Therefore, the survey was supplemented with a reference
project to clarify the issue of price and to provide us with comparable data. Despite this, we only
received cost information from a few suppliers.
The main purpose of this study was to find the weather protections available on the market today and
to investigate whether there were any major differences between these. After the market research, the
study has concluded that there are two leading weather protection products on the market today.
These are HAKI and Layher. HAKI replied that they only manufacture fixed roof weather protection
and mobile roof weather protection and therefore the comparison was only made on these two types.
The brand's fixed and mobile weather protection has been compared based on their quality, price,
function, user-friendliness and impact on the work environment. After the comparison, we cannot see
any significant difference in either their fixed or mobile roof weather protection. This is mainly
because we did not receive enough information through the survey to be able to compare them more
deeply. In order to be able to gather more information, the questionnaire questions have to be
developed, supplemented and specified to facilitate both for the respondent and for the interpretation
process.
Since there were very few suppliers who responded to the survey and submitted a quotation, it will be
difficult to distinguish the brands in the comparison and thus it will be difficult to draw a conclusion
based on the market research. In order to be able to make better assessments of the various
parameters, the questions need to be developed and supplemented. (Less)
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author
Svensson, Nina LU and Toll, Alexandra LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Weather protection for wood construction - A comparison of weather protection available on the market today
course
VMTL01 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
väderskydd, fuktsäkerhet, fuktkänsliga byggnationer, träkonstruktioner, funktion, kostnad, arbetsmiljö, användningsområde, effektivitet
report number
TVBP-21/5646
other publication id
LUTVDG/TVBP-21/5646-SE
language
Swedish
additional info
Handledare: Anne LAndin
Examinator: Stefan Olander
id
9057625
date added to LUP
2021-09-01 12:19:04
date last changed
2021-09-01 12:19:04
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this thesis is to present what weather protection is used for in wooden constructions
and to investigate, evaluate and compare different weather protection available on the market today
with a focus on their quality, function, user-friendliness, price and impact on the work environment.
This project is divided into two parts. The first part is a literature study to gain a greater insight to the
subject and the second part is a market research. The literature study is done to gather knowledge and
provide a basic understanding for the subject and it is based on both books and electronic sources.
The market research is conducted to gather additional knowledge and experience from actors who
work with weather protection. This should serve as a basis for being able to compare the different
types of weather protection available on the market today. The market research is carried out in the
form of a questionnaire that is sent out to weather protection suppliers and manufacturers.
In the study "A better construction process" which was done in 2016 by Layher AB and
Byggherrarna, it showed that there are several explanations for why building companies choose not to
build with weather protection. For example, it was shown that many actors lack knowledge about the
benefits of a weather-protected building. The economy was also a factor where the companies thought
that weather protection entailed extra costs instead of savings. Boverkets byggregler, BBR, are a
collection of regulations and general guidelines and they recommend the industry to use the standard
ByggaF as a guide to how moisture safety can be verified at all stages of the construction project.
BBR's general advice under section 6:51 states that "Buildings, construction products and building
materials should be protected against moisture and dirt during the construction period." It is thus not
stated that it is precisely a weather protection that must be used.
Price was a parameter that was difficult to determine according to the suppliers, which was mainly
due to the fact that all projects are unique. Therefore, the survey was supplemented with a reference
project to clarify the issue of price and to provide us with comparable data. Despite this, we only
received cost information from a few suppliers.
The main purpose of this study was to find the weather protections available on the market today and
to investigate whether there were any major differences between these. After the market research, the
study has concluded that there are two leading weather protection products on the market today.
These are HAKI and Layher. HAKI replied that they only manufacture fixed roof weather protection
and mobile roof weather protection and therefore the comparison was only made on these two types.
The brand's fixed and mobile weather protection has been compared based on their quality, price,
function, user-friendliness and impact on the work environment. After the comparison, we cannot see
any significant difference in either their fixed or mobile roof weather protection. This is mainly
because we did not receive enough information through the survey to be able to compare them more
deeply. In order to be able to gather more information, the questionnaire questions have to be
developed, supplemented and specified to facilitate both for the respondent and for the interpretation
process.
Since there were very few suppliers who responded to the survey and submitted a quotation, it will be
difficult to distinguish the brands in the comparison and thus it will be difficult to draw a conclusion
based on the market research. In order to be able to make better assessments of the various
parameters, the questions need to be developed and supplemented.}},
  author       = {{Svensson, Nina and Toll, Alexandra}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Väderskydd för träbyggnationer - En jämförelse av väderskydd som finns på marknaden idag}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}