How many bars can be 150x150 on a house 6x8: let's see

Wooden houses were built in Russia from time immemorial. And even with the advent of more reliable materials, the love for such houses only intensifies. So, since you are reading this article, then, apparently, you have already decided on the material for future construction.

And since you have already made a decision, we will tell you how much a bar is 150x150 in 1 m3 and help you calculate how much a bar 150x150 is needed for a house 6x6 or other sizes.

Bruce: its parameters, types, pros and cons

You can not clearly define what kind of house you want to build? Well, we will try to explain to you what kind of strengths and weaknesses a cant has, what kinds it can be and how, the price of such buildings varies accordingly. (See also the article Choose what is better - a bar or log)

Types of timber

1. Not profiled array. He is pictured below.

As you can see, this material does not have profiling grooves that simplify the laying. However, its price seduces many. Well, you can try to carry out his laying even with his own hands. But be prepared for some difficulties.

The fact is that saving on material will lead to additional work. Non-profiled beams are prone to strong cracking during shrinkage, and their shape itself does not allow to put them perfectly even.

Tip! Do not close irregularities immediately after construction! Wait until the end of shrinkage, and only after a year to repair all cracks and irregularities.

Also be prepared for additional finishing costs, both internal and external. Such a house without proper finishing does not please the eye at all.

1. Profiled array. See photo below.

This material, in contrast to the previous one, is provided with special grooves, which makes it possible to speed up the laying and save on thermal insulation. The bars are fitted very tightly, and even the use of seals is not strictly necessary. (see also the article Insulated timber - technology sandwich in action)

Again, the cost will pleasantly surprise you, it will not seriously exceed the cost of non-profiled timber.

Tip! Carefully choose the material. Be sure to find well dried, otherwise the shrinkage will be too large.

Another advantage of this material is its excellent ability to "breathe."

1. Glued profiled beam. Image below.

The most expensive of all the above, the cost is 2.5-3 times higher.

However, it cannot be said that the price is taken "from the ceiling".

• First, such a timber is placed without a seal, almost without gaps. The speed of construction is the highest.
• Secondly, it is made from the highest quality wood species, using harmless antiseptics and adhesive mixtures.
• Thirdly, its shrinkage is so miserable that it is often not taken into account. And the appearance of the building itself is so attractive that it is not worth finishing it with something.

How many bars in a cubic meter, and what is its weight

Note! We will immediately stipulate that the timber can be made from various tree species, and the degree of its drying is also not always the same.

• Therefore, it should be clarified that we are talking about a bar of pine, which grows in the middle part of Russia. So that you understand, for example, the Siberian pine and weighs an order of magnitude more because of the denser structure, and the price for it is much higher.
• In addition, it is necessary to mention that in this question it is impossible to talk about the reference weight, so we use the average. It was experimentally found out that the pine freshly sawn and processed into sawn timber weighs 820-860 kg per cubic meter. We will rely on the maximum figure.

We now turn to our main question. Many people ask how much the timber weighs 150x150, meaning one beam of standard dimensions 150x150x6000.

Let's count:

1. find out how many beams in 1 cubic meter: 1: 0.15: 0.15: 6 = 7.4 beams in 1 cubic meter;
2. 860: 7.4 = 116.2 kg - the weight of one beam of a given size.

Further, after preliminary calculations, we find out how much a 150x150 bar is needed for a 10x10 house. We use specific numbers for clarity.

Calculation of the consumption of timber for a specific project

Again, we need to specify a few details. We will not take into account the roof, since it can be manufactured using various technologies, and it is impossible to calculate the material consumption without knowing the specific project.

The height of the building can also be different. Suppose we are dealing with a one-story log house with a ceiling height of 2.7 meters.

In addition, of course, you can not build a house without bearing walls. In our calculation, only the “box” of the building is taken into account, without them, because in each project they are located differently. (See also the article How to create projects of houses and cottages of timber)

So, the calculation:

• first of all, we find out the perimeter of the building: 10x4 = 40 meters;
• Further, we need to find out the area of ​​the walls: 40x2.7 = 108 square meters;
• then, you need to figure out the volume of the walls: 108x0.15 = 16.2 cubic meters of the timber needed for the “box” of the building.

Recall that the material should always be taken with a margin, because of possible errors, marriage or other troubles. In addition, the walls of our house are longer than standard boards, which, again, can lead to errors. So on such a house should be purchased about 20 cubic meters of timber.

Let's sum up

Hopefully, the instructions will help you correctly calculate the material consumption and choose the most suitable one.

Trying to tell you as much as possible about the parameters and calculations of the material, we did not pay enough attention to the construction process itself. Spend a few minutes on the video in this article, and you will see that even nonprofessionals can do it.