Garden houses of timber: the secrets of construction
Summer is coming, warm summer season on the nose. The more stuffy and crowded it becomes in city apartments, the more you want to build a cozy garden house from a bar with your own hands. In addition, the construction of such housing does not take much time and may even turn into a hobby.
This article will discuss several ideas that will help future developers to make a choice, to understand where to start and what materials to use.
Why are garden houses in demand?
Before answering this question, it is necessary to define what in most cases is meant by this concept: a small structure, mainly from wooden timber and board, which is intended for auxiliary purposes and temporary rest, rather than for permanent habitat.
The scale of such an amateur building, which the owner is able to carry out on his own, allows saving money. After all, people often save money for their dreams for years - a beautiful country house from a bar on an individual project. It is better to save for health, but why postpone living on the nature for a long time? It was for this purpose that the garden houses of profiled timber were invented.
Phased implementation of the project
To realize the budget project of such a house, consider the option of a wooden frame with chipboard lining, as well as the classic version of the construction of natural timber. Builders in their work are guided by the Finnish technology of construction: the house grows quickly, like a mushroom after the rain, the design is so light that you do not need to lay a strong foundation for it, and you can manually sheathe the frame with a hammer and nails.
House design
Before building such a small building, you must be sure that you have all the necessary project documentation. At the very beginning, you should decide on the purpose of the building: will it be a utility house like a summer kitchen or a shed with a place to rest or a full-fledged dwelling with all the service communications?
After all, the whole estate and houses near Moscow are being built from timber, and suddenly finances, time and skills allow you. In any case, even in a small summer "chalet" should always be warm, dry and comfortable, and in the summer heat fresh and pleasant.
All factors should be considered when planning the room:
- You should think about the wiring and lighting of the house and the site;
- Think over the installation of plumbing and radiators (often these needs are reduced to the level of furnace heating and a courtyard shower cabin);
- In the project it is necessary to lay out a plan-scheme of the floors (if there are several of them, as the manor of the house from a bar implies), the dimensions of all the rooms, reflect the interfaces of the walls and ceilings, the height of the ceilings, as well as information about the foundation;
- Try to make the windows large and bright on the ground floor or make an open terrace so as not to turn the dwelling into a box. At the same time try to expand the terrace to the shaded side, so as not to suffer from the scorching heat during lunch.
Tip: if you make a project yourself, choose one unit of measurement for all sizes - a millimeter.
An explanatory note is attached to the documentation and drawings, which is compiled, first of all, in order to understand what materials and in what quantity are used to implement architectural solutions. A well-developed estimate will allow you to further understand what waste to orient to and what is real, without prejudice to save.
House layout
Typically, the length of the wall at the base does not exceed 7-8 meters, another wall is 5-7 m, respectively. It is not necessary to make the house rectangular, someone likes to equip the veranda or outbuilding. In any case, under the garden house from a bar it is necessary to select and clear the site.
If it is not possible to invite a surveyor for exploration, you can ask the neighbors for a plan of their site. But it is better to find out in advance whether ground waters are close to the surface, how much ground and other nuances will be mobile.
Tip: Experts recommend building in the north or northwest corner of the site, also at the highest point if possible.
By the way, if you really want to implement a two-story project - garden houses from a profiled timber look great with a T-shaped attic. This is a complete bedroom or a guest room, but less material is needed for its arrangement, and the load on the floor can be reduced.
A few words should be said about the device of the basement: this useful utility room can be made in the form of a cellar with a hinged floor in the floor, but then you need to additionally warm the basement and the floors, because in winter the room can be very cold.
During the construction of the basement you should not forget about waterproofing - often, by mistake of the owners, the cellar is flooded with melt water.
Cooking material and tools
In order to implement the project, you will need the main building material, which in this case uses profiled pine timber. It is not necessary to buy a fully processed material, but one of the sides that will form the facade should be ostruganno. Hidden inside the house elements, such as floors and floors can be made from the board.
Garden houses of profiled timber are insulated with mineral wool or other organic insulation.
In addition to these materials, you will also need a number of assistants and auxiliary:
- Screwdriver, hammer and other tools;
- Nails and screws (when using them also does not interfere with the screwdriver);
- Asbestos cement sheets;
- Antiseptic and fire retardant;
- Roofing material for the roof of the roof, if you have not chosen another material;
- Polyurethane foam and construction glue;
- Other paints or impregnations for interior walls and floors.
One-story garden houses from a bar imply wooden windows and doors, they can be ordered in the carpentry workshop, providing the necessary dimensions, or install ready-made windows.
Construction of a building
For a clear understanding of the upcoming work consider the main stages:
- Clearing and marking of a site;
- Laying the foundation;
- Walling;
- Installation of roof system and roof;
- Installation of windows and doors;
- Interior finish.
The foundation for a garden house of profiled timber is usually chosen tape. The depth of its occurrence depends on the geodetic studies of the site. Also, do not forget about waterproofing (using roofing felt or roofing felt) and arranging a blind area around a house not less than 70 cm wide, it is better to perform it from a clay-rubble mixture.
Then proceed to the construction of walls, starting with the first row. If the construction is done with your own hands, you can ask the assistant to give the bar and keep the level. However, it is also realistic to cope on your own: the first row fits around the perimeter for waterproofing.
With the help of wooden or metal pins, 150 mm of timber, cut to size, is attached to the frame. Between each new layer lay linen tow or other insulation, as well as check the wall level.
Tip: install the door frames along the wall.
When it comes to the floor, there is such a question as the price - are you ready to arrange an expensive parquet, under which you have to put an additional screed and waterproofing, or you can use a planked floor on the floor beams made of 45 mm brushed boards. It will fit nicely in the interior.
Ceiling beams can also be made of timber and do not even mask, then the whole interior of the house will be in "eco-style": sheathe the walls from the inside with clapboard and cover with a safe varnish. Between the clapboard and the walls, you can lay a heat and sound insulating material, as which, in order to save, often use dried sawdust.
findings
In the end, it should have turned out to be a ready-made, although not yet equipped inside the house a house completely made of eco-friendly materials. It will be pleasant to be in it and to breathe easily, and most importantly, to make it possible on its own.
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