False timber - new material, new features

We were born to make a fairy tale come true - these words from the song maximally reflect the capabilities of a person in our days. You want to live in a wooden house, and you live in a brick house, you want to smell the cedar in the house, but instead you look at the old and already orderly wallpaper, we will not come to you, but we will tell you the way out. It was for combining desires and possibilities that a material was created which is called a false beam.

This material will adequately decorate not only the interior, but also the exterior of your home, about it and the article.

All about the material

It’s impossible to say that a false beam is not a huge bar, in fact, it is the same wooden wall paneling. Put them together, and it is almost impossible to distinguish the same grooves and ridges and, of course, only natural wood. Therefore, differences are provided only in size.

Benefits

Let us analyze the main parameters of the material in the light of positive, so:

• In the manufacture of products used only natural wood. The main types of wood for the production of timber - five: larch, pine, spruce, cedar and linden. However, quite often, what is called “under the order”, is prepared from oak and beech, other wood species are not excluded;

• A few words about the size. The raised beam will still be different from the lining in size, the fact is that the hero of our story completely imitates beams in both width and length and, of course, in texture. Width of products from 90 to 200 mm, which is fully capable of creating the illusion of a full-fledged wooden house, length up to 6 meters, as is the case with standard beams. And by the way, the thickness of the material reaches 45 mm, and this is already a serious board;
• Wood is used in the production of the simulator, which means that besides the texture, you are provided with a pleasant smell of wood, which also has a healing effect;
• For home craftsmen. Although we will talk about the assembly separately, but a clearly positive point is that the material is attached to the wall with your own hands without any problems.

Note! The possibility of laying does not mean the obligation to do it. You can invite the masters who very quickly "pack" your house in a new, environmentally friendly "box". Just keep in mind that the cost of laying is approximately equal to the cost of the material.

Shortcomings

And you guessed it, we are moving smoothly from the world of positive to the world of additional problems:

• Wood material requires additional impregnation: from fire, from fungus, from mold, from bark beetles. And although antipyretics and antiseptics will do an excellent job with these tasks, they will have to be applied periodically, especially if we are talking about exterior finishing works;
• The cost of the raised beam depends on two values: the type of product and the type of wood from which it is made. In total there are 5 varieties from extra class to 4, denoted by Latin letters. In terms of cost: pine and spruce will be the cheapest, and linden and cedar will be the most expensive (the cost of oak and beech is not considered, as is the cost of a false beam made to order from other wood species).

And yet, there is a kind of simulator, called a block house. In fact, this is a kind of slab or a fragment of a rounded timber, turned into a false bar. This product creates a clear illusion of using a log in building a house. However, be prepared for the fact that this particular product will be more expensive than non-carts;

Interesting to know! In varietal gradation, the presence of knots, additional wood defects reduces its rating. Of course, 3 or 4 grade for outdoor work will not be used. However, the false bars in the interior with knots and additional textural changes will only win, add wood stains and varnishes here, and you will get a natural picture in your own home.

• The use of varnish and stain, especially in external works is not even discussed, necessary. However, get ready for what you have to do every year. Get ready for the fact that dry planed timber can change color under the influence of ultraviolet radiation, and wood is subject to drying out and changing the appearance. Of course, this will not happen immediately, and will not have catastrophic consequences if you do not save on additional impregnation and painting;
• Like any finishing work with the use of profiles and material, these will reduce the amount of your housing. For the private sector, this may not be so noticeable, but in stationary apartments of high-rise buildings it is even too noticeable.

Build without cuts

Beginning the assembly, remember that this process is not more difficult than the assembly of the wall paneling. Here is the instruction:

• Crate required. Выбор материала для этих целей исключительно за вами, если вы проводите внутренние отделочные работы, то деревянный каркас вас вполне устроит, для наружных - не лишним будет провести и дополнительное утепление. А это могут быть и деревянные балки, и металлические профили. Шаг обрешетки 70 см в среднем;

Tip! On the Internet you can find polar opinions, where to start assembly, above or below. By experience, we want to inform you that by entering the room, to which you pay attention first of all, correctly on the wall and ceiling, the bottom will hide the baseboard, furniture, decoration items and room decorations. Therefore, it is very important that the upper level be even. Moreover, a full beam from above looks much nicer. For external use, this order can and should be changed, the assembly is carried out from the bottom up.

• Thin products are quietly nailed to the crate with nails or with the help of clamps, although craftsmen prefer just nails. Thick only screws, and in the pre-prepared holes, recessed hats. The holes are closed with dowels on the glue and after the glue dries, the excess is cut off, and the “seals” are polished to a single structure;
• During interior work, the joints are closed with special decorative corners, the exterior work joints can also be decorated with a corner, or you can simulate a natural joining in a checkerboard pattern with an electrophore cutting out the joint profiles;
• Special impregnations are used before installing false beads, stain and varnish on the assembled structure.

Finally

If you want a wooden house, but there is no possibility to build, use a false beam, the video in this article is ready to show you the subject of conversation in a visual form.