Houses from a bar and a bath from a bar: buildings from a

Owners of suburban land often have to deal with building their own. And one of the most popular decisions is the bath and the house from a bar as this architectural ensemble will be ideal for high-grade rest in a warm season.

Of course, if you build both structures with your own hands, then all the work will take several years. On the other hand, by recruiting auxiliary workers and using modern (albeit expensive) materials, one can cope with the task set rather quickly. How to do this - we describe below.

Characteristics of buildings from timber

Design features

The wooden bar is one of the most popular building materials for the construction of country houses.

Most often timber construction is carried out in those regions where active logging takes place, but in other territories wooden buildings are also not uncommon.

• The basis of any building erected with the use of profiled or planed blanks, is log. The frame is a structure of interconnected wooden elements.

• Floors and ceilings in most log cabins lay on lags. The logs are rather thick wooden beams, carved from the same wood as the parts of the log house themselves.
• The use of modern varieties of construction timber (planed or profiled is best suited for this) allows you to do without additional finishing work.

Note! Without interior decoration you can leave only country houses or guest houses - bath houses from a bar still should be provided with high-quality thermal insulation and sheathed inside with clapboard. So in the steam room, washing and shower will always be maintained at the optimum temperature.

To date, there are many technologies for the construction of houses and baths from profiled wooden blanks. The easiest way is to purchase a finished house set, which will include all the parts processed for the most simple assembly. If you do not want to build a standard option, and wish, for example, to combine a house from a bar with a bath, then it is quite possible to buy only the material, and perform all other work yourself.

Pros and cons

Arguments in favor of the use of timber in the construction of private houses and baths are obvious:

• Natural raw materials ensure maximum environmental friendliness of the building.
• High rates of resistance to heat transfer make even a relatively thin wall warm enough.

• A small mass allows the use of low-power foundations for a log house (and this, in turn, provides significant savings).
• The appearance of the building will be very attractive.

Among the shortcomings worth mentioning are:

• The high price of quality material (glued and profiled).
• The difficulties associated with shrinkage deformations when using low-cost raw materials.
• The need for periodic processing of wood protective compounds.

As you can see, there are both arguments "for" and arguments "against." Of course, you decide, but, nevertheless, I would like to note that this option for arranging a suburban area has a right to exist.

Construction works

Material selection

Proper selection of raw materials is one of the factors that determines the efficiency of construction work and the operational qualities of the building itself. That is why, when starting to plan the development of our summer cottage, we must take a very responsible approach to the choice of a construction bar.

For the construction of houses and baths are best suited profiled blanks:

• Locks of tooth or comb type, located on the planes of details, provide their reliable and simple connection among themselves. In addition, the lock ensures the formation of a windless seam, which is very important when building baths.
• If you want to finish the entire construction as early as possible, then it is best to buy glued laminated timber. Yes, it is worth a lot, but the shrinkage of the log house after construction will be minimal.
• Choosing blanks, it is necessary to control their quality. For the construction of the log house can not use cracked bars, parts with signs of rot, blue, damage by insects, etc.

In addition to the actual wood for logs, floors and roofing we also need insulation.

Best suited for this jute tape:

• For profiled parts - 5 mm in thickness.
• For planed or sawn material - 10 mm or more.

Note! Some experts advise to use jute only when osazhivaniya corners of the log, but it is better to lay it between all the crowns. So we will provide minimal heat loss in the winter.

If you do not have much experience in planning and erecting wooden houses and bathhouses, then the best solution for you will be to purchase the above-mentioned house kit. For example, houses and baths from a bar from Pestovo, which are notable for their quite acceptable quality and democratic cost, have proven themselves well.

Laying log house

The technology of building a house or a bath is quite simple, and yet a number of nuances need to be considered:

• On the foundation of the future building (a concrete structure of a tape type or a grillage on metal piles) we apply molten bitumen. On top of the bitumen layer lay ruberoid or a special waterproofing membrane.
• On the waterproofing, we install a thick roofing beam. At the corners we connect the bars to the wood floor, and fasten the entire structure to the base with anchors.
• The overlay crown should be treated with waterproofing mastic. An alternative to mastic can be used motor oil.

Tip! When building a bath, you can use a little trick, setting the covering wreath on the rails with a thickness of about 5 mm laid out on the base. So we prevent the contact of wood with concrete, extend the service life of the first crown. To give the structure strength and thermal insulation characteristics, the space between the slats is filled with polyurethane mounting foam.

• We put a sealant tape on the flange crown and fix it with the help of a stapler.
• The second crown is placed on top of the first one, besieging and leveling the blows of the mallet.
• At the corners we connect the bars either in a half-tree or in a warm corner - as shown in the diagram. For home, you can use the first option, but for the bath it is preferable to the second.

• With the help of a drill we make a nest for the nog. The diameter of the socket should not be more than a millimeter greater than the diameter of the dowel, and the depth should ensure reliable fixation of both elements being joined.
• We join crowns with nails in a checkerboard pattern. The optimal pitch between attachment points is about 1.5 m.
• We build crowns to the height stipulated by the project. Window and doorways are either sawed through in the already laid wall, or are left, if a ready-made set of timber was used for the construction.
• In the openings we install roiks and wooden supports - casing, which will prevent deformation during shrinkage of the beam.

• We cut the ceiling beams into the upper crown of the bath. Experts recommend not to fasten the upper rims, because after shrinking, they may require partial disassembly.

We lay a ceiling on the ceiling beams and then mount the roof. And for the country house, and for the bath is the best gable design.

After the house or bath is built "under the roof," many immediately begin to finish. This should not be done, because when dried, wooden timber inevitably deforms. The log house should be allowed to stand for six months to one and a half years (depending on what material was used for the construction), and only therefore you can begin the final stage of work.

Building decoration

Exterior finish of houses and baths from a bar of complexity does not represent:

• If a flat bar was used, then the joints between the rims need to be additionally grooved in order to close the gaps formed during shrinkage.

• For caulking, profiled blanks are almost never needed, so it will be enough just to apply antiseptic to the walls.

What sways interior decoration, it is very important for the bath to keep warm. That is why such facilities as a shower and steam room should be insulated.

Instructions for the implementation of insulation provides such work:

• On the walls we fill the crate of bars with a thickness of about 50 mm.
• We put heat-insulating material on the basis of mineral wool in the cells of the batten.
• To ensure waterproofing and maximum heat retention, we block the insulation with coils of foiled insulation - penofola, penoizol or similar. We fix the heat insulator on the crate with the help of a stapler.
• On top of the foiled layer, we install a counter lattice of battens about 20 mm thick.
• On the counter-lattice we fasten the trim from the blockhouse or lining board.

The rest room and the waiting room can be left without finishing, but in this case it is necessary to take care of their additional heating. Otherwise, it will be possible to use such a wooden bath in comfort only in the warm season.

Conclusion

Guest house and sauna from the bar can be a true decoration of your suburban area. All construction work, including building for shrinkage and finishing, will take about the spirit of years, and you will spend a lot of money. But after their completion, you will have a legitimate reason for pride. The video in this article will tell you its equally interesting vision of the situation, look!