Building a profiled beam - how to build a house yourself

Today, profiled timber is one of the most common building materials in the construction of private houses. It builds both small country houses and spacious cottages with two or three floors. The simplicity and flexibility in the work of this product is appreciated both by professionals and amateurs.

And if you decide to build a country house with your own hands, then you need to know about all the nuances in carrying out these works, which we will discuss in this article.

Timber as a traditional building material

The technology of construction of wooden houses has a long history. From time immemorial in Russia practiced the construction of log buildings, which were warm and durable.

Timber is an excellent alternative to the log.

Possessing all the advantages characteristic of logs, this material has a lot of positive qualities:

1. The rectangular shape greatly simplifies the construction process.
2. Profiling minimizes the gaps between the elements, providing excellent thermal and sound insulation.
3. The price of a usual cut bar is lower, than logs.

Material selection

Regardless of whether you choose a planed or profiled bar, you should pay attention to the appearance of the building material in order to ensure its quality.

All flaws are detected visually, in which simple instructions will help you:

1. The surface should be flat and smooth. Even the smallest irregularities significantly complicate the construction process, since you will have to compensate for the gaps between the crowns with an extra layer of insulation for the timber.
2. The surface of the material must be free from cracks. Even the slightest crack can lead to shrinkage defects. In addition, cracks tend to expand over time, leading to decay of wood.
3. If there are wormholes on the surface and traces of eating by bugs, then it is undesirable to use it in construction.
4. The presence of blue spots on the surface of the bars indicates the process of decay, which is provoked by fungi. Such material is unsuitable for construction.

When choosing a product, it is desirable to give preference to products of well-known suppliers, whose name has long been on the market. For example, profiled timber from Kostroma has excellent performance characteristics.

Build a house of timber

Before construction it is very important to make a project of a house or cottage from a bar. In drawing up the plan, you should carefully and accurately carry out all the calculations, since you will rely on them in the implementation of the procurement of building materials.

There are three ways to get a project at home:

1. Contacting a construction company.
2. Web search.
3. The creation of his own. So you can literally create your dream home.

We build the foundation

There are several types of foundations that distinguish each other by the arrangement and technical characteristics. Today one of the most popular bases for wooden houses is the column base.

We will talk about its arrangement in this article.

1. We carry out the marking of the territory. The optimal distance between the supports is 2.5 meters. For reinsurance it can be reduced to 2 meters.

Tip! The pillars should be located under the most loaded elements of the building, including the corners and the stove.

1. Accordingly, digging out the pits under the support. The average depth of the pits is one and a half meters.

Tip! Inside the pits, it is desirable to pour a sand and gravel pad in a 1: 1 ratio. The thickness of the layer is 15 cm. Before immersing the column, the sand is poured with water and compacted tightly.

1. Install the pillar, exposing it to the level.
2. Fix the pole with wooden supports.

1. We install two reinforcing rods inside the pole, at a distance of 6-7 cm from each other. The armature should protrude 25-30 cm from the column, since the rods will be used to form the grillage.
2. Now it is necessary to fill the support with twigs with concrete. The solution also fills in the free space of the pit.
3. A week after the installation of the supports go to the installation of the grillage. To do this, we mount a wooden formwork on top of the pillars.
4. It is necessary to lay the reinforcing cage, connected from four rods into the formwork.
5. Fill the formwork with a solution of cement, which must stand for a week.

We build walls from timber

Since we are building walls of profiled timber, here we should consider a few nuances regarding the work.

1. How is the laying of timber? Everything is very simple here:
2. The starting log is laid out, after which it is set by level.
3. On top of the starting element fits special insulation tape.
4. On top of the tape is set the second timber. Further, these three points are repeated.

1. How does the bonding of elements? The easiest way is to use dowels for this (vertical connection pins). The installation of dowels is carried out on the principle of brickwork, that is, through two rows through one. To do this, we drill holes, 3-4 cm in diameter, into which the dowels should enter tightly.

The distance between the pins is one and a half meters.

1. The connection at the corners is as follows:
2. A protrusion of a certain size (thorn) is cut down on one timber.
3. On the other is a groove that exactly fits the spike.
4. The connection is made by inserting the spike into the groove.

Finishing work

The evenness and beauty of the walls of profiled timber does not require additional finishing. However, in this case, you can use the building only for seasonal living. For living all year round the wall is desirable to warm.

Thermal insulation of the walls of the wooden structure is carried out on the same principle as in the case of block buildings.

Works are carried out in several stages:

1. Installing crates.
2. Installation of insulation (most often used mineral wool).
3. Mounting waterproofing membrane.
4. Installation of a facing layer (siding is most often used).

Conclusion

Erecting a timber construction is a very responsible exercise, consisting of several stages, and the performance and durability of the construction depend on the accuracy of calculations, material selection and work.

Therefore, all stages of construction must be carried out in strict accordance with the instructions, then the wooden house will be cozy not only in the spring-autumn period, but also with the onset of cold weather. After watching the video in this article, you will learn more about this topic.