Finished houses from timber: the subtleties of acquisition

To become the owner of a cottage from a bar, it is not necessary to build it with your own hands. You can buy a finished frame with a rough finish or a fully assembled turnkey house.

Unlike hand-made construction, the finished blockhouse will be assembled by professionals who have extensive experience behind them. This means that there will be no defects in the design that cannot be avoided by an inexperienced owner.

Execution technology of finished houses

There are several types of finished wooden houses from timber: built from profiled and glued timber. They are most suitable for the harsh Russian winters and are able to withstand long frosts when the temperature drops below -20? С.

The difference between them is small, but, nevertheless, there is. Being faced with the choice of which log house to buy, it is important to know their features.

Glued laminated timber

As construction blanks, where ready-made log houses are assembled, glued laminated timber (for example, from larch) is often used. A modern and promising product practically devoid of the disadvantages of natural wood.

With him, it became possible to implement the most complex architectural projects. A timber represents several layers of spruce or pine wood glued together, less often larch.

It has the following advantages:

• stable form - the possibility of deformation is excluded;
• almost unlimited length of blanks, can reach 50 m;
• log house shrinks no more than 2%;
• resistant to fire;
• the possibility of cracking is excluded;
• low thermal conductivity;
• increased strength to negative external factors, bacteria and fungi;
• beautiful smooth surface;
• finished at home from a bar are safe, the volume of glue is so small that it can not harm human health.

But it is not without flaws:

• relatively short term use of technology - there is no data on the durability of buildings;
• high cost of ready houses from a bar. A small cottage will cost 2 million rubles or more.

Note! When purchasing a finished house, ask the seller from which wood it was produced. The most high-quality - needles, growing in the north of Russia or in wet marshlands. It is durable and resistant to moisture. The house will not be affected by fungi, and will not rot.

Ready logs from profiled timber

A house made of profiled timber has a lower cost. On average, the price of a typical project will vary in the range from 500 thousand to 1.5 million rubles, depending on the complexity of the log house.

It already takes into account all interior features and location of engineering communications.

Ready logs from a bar gather directly on the prepared site within 3-4 weeks. They are fully habitable.

The material has already passed the stage of drying and shrinkage, the walls do not need a caulker. The accurate smooth surface which is not needing additional facing.

The advantages of the buildings collected from this type of wood:

• attractive appearance;
• All the elements of the log house are manufactured industrially, and have the exact dimensions - due to which the designer assembles quickly, and all the connections, especially the corner ones, are reliable. That is, heat loss due to blowing is prevented.
• during the shrinkage period, the state of the walls does not change, the geometry of the building is not disturbed;
• does not require a complex foundation.

Disadvantages:

• need a special refractory impregnation;
• the inability to redevelop the finished house;
• Not all projects are suitable for year-round living.

Note! When purchasing a house from a profiled bar, check with the seller: the thickness of the walls and whether it is possible to exploit the housing in the winter. And most importantly - the wood must go through drying in steam chambers to reduce the moisture level to 14-18%. Only then will it not crack and will not begin to rot.

Features of buying a ready-made home designer

Finished wooden houses from timber can be the only housing, becoming an alternative to the apartment. Or used only in warm weather as a place for comfortable rest. Their cost will directly depend on it.

When contacting a company that sells and manufactures log cabins or "turnkey" houses, you should find out a number of important points.

A small instruction that will help prevent the purchase of low-quality homes:

1. the type of wood from which the log house was made - ideally, it should be needles, which grew in the north of Russia;
2. the time of harvesting the construction wood is only winter, the wood is processed no earlier than one month after cutting;
3. the level of humidity and how the drying took place - the material that has passed through the steam chamber will last for several decades, the optimum humidity is up to 18%;
4. where and how the designer was stored, whether he absorbed moisture. According to the rules, the timber is laid out in a well-ventilated room.

Accordingly, the price of a log house will be lower if it does not quite meet the requirements. The house can be fully equipped, the interior is finished, windows and doors are inserted. For a fee, the workers provided by the company will lay the foundation and waterproofing.

To find out how much a finished house from a bar costs, you need to contact the organizations involved in their production. The final price depends on the optional equipment, the size of the building and the material. You can choose the appropriate wall thickness, ceiling height, width of window and door openings.

Conclusion

Acquisition of a wooden house built according to a finished standard project saves not only finances but also time. Appeal to the architect, a long selection of building material, the purchase of equipment for hand-laying - all this will take more than one month. The video in this article will be able to answer the remaining questions, look.