How much is a timber 100 to 100: we plan the cost of

How much can a timber with a section of 100x100 millimeters cost? What does its cost depend on? Where is it used in private construction? Let's devote this article to a simple economic analysis.

The use of timber

First, let's define the areas of application of the material under study.

What is it used for in private construction?

• For roof system. The rafters themselves, roof racks, beams between themselves and so on can be made from the timber.
• For creation of the bearing elements of the frame house. Timber forms a frame that is sheathed with OSB or plywood and filled with insulation.
• For the construction of capital walls.

Disclaimer: the heat-insulating qualities of a 100-millimeter beam are sufficient except in the warmest regions of the country. If the house is built from it in the middle lane, the walls will need a serious outdoor insulation.

• For assembling frameworks for terraces, stairs, fences, etc.

Varieties

This subtitle will probably be surprising for some readers. How can a beam of a given section differ in some way? Nevertheless, several types of material can be distinguished, and they are classified according to different criteria.

Type of

1. The bar of natural moisture is the product of sawmills, obtained after cutting logs. When drying, the linear dimensions of the material change; what is more important - with uneven evaporation of moisture, it can warp and crack.
2. Dried timber is maintained in a drying chamber or simply in a dry room. Since all problems connected with evaporation of moisture are already behind, the manufacturer quite reasonably estimates it as more expensive by 30 - 40 percent.

Of course, the drying can be done with your own hands: you only need a large room with low humidity and a constant temperature of 18-28 degrees. The beam is laid out on the gaskets and tightly tightened through them by knitting wire. The instruction is connected with the same deformation during drying: the rigidly fixed wood warps less.

It is useful: if primed the ends of the board or timber with linseed oil, they do not crack due to uneven evaporation of water.

1. After drying (or without it) the profiled bar was machined. Longitudinal grooves and ridges make it impossible to transverse displacements in the wall; besides, the wall built from such a bar is not blown through. Of course, compaction with moss or jute is still required.
2. Glued laminated timber is recruited from relatively thin boards glued into a single array (see also the article Laminated timber and window timber are the secrets of making the material). Why is this done?

• All serious defects are pre-cut out of the lamellae (short planks united by gluing together) - large knots, delaminations, etc. As a result, the material has a much better appearance.
• The glued massif is not deformed at any fluctuations of humidity.
• It is much more durable than solid timber.

Sort

Solid timber is classified by grade.

What is the difference?

1. Material of the first grade has no more than 3 knots per 20 centimeters in length. The sum of their diameters does not exceed a quarter of the beam section. The total length of the cracks is no more than a quarter of the total length of the lumber.
2. For the second grade, 4 knots per 20 centimeters are permissible; the sum of their diameters can be up to a third of the cross section. The total length of cracks does not exceed one third of the total length.
3. The third variety is also no more than four knots per 20 cm, but their total diameter can reach half of the cross section; the total length of cracks is up to half the length of the timber.

If the first grade is used for the most critical elements, and the second can be used for load-bearing structures, then the third-grade material can be used only as lightly loaded floorings and skins.

Breed

Of course, the price of wood to a large extent depends on its species.

What types of wood are popular?

• The cheapest consumer goods - spruce and pine. Relatively soft and resinous conifers, however, are quite resistant to rotting.

• Cedar is much more durable and has a beautiful texture.
• Larch cannot boast with the beauty of cedar, but it does not rot even in dampness. Floorings for moorings are often made from this tree: even without impregnation, it serves for decades in the most severe conditions.
• Oak timber is used only in the most critical structures. The beauty of the texture is adjacent to the strength; moreover, strength only increases with time. However, due to the rarity and the highest cost, oak is mainly used as a material for joinery.

Price List

So, what is the cost of a bar 100 per 100?

We present the average market prices for a cubic meter and a single product with a size of 100x100x3500 mm.

• A cubic meter of spruce and pine with natural moisture costs about 5,700 rubles. One timber of the specified size is about 200 r.
• After drying, the cube will cost already 8000, one product - 270.
• The profiled timber of a section of interest to us is not in the price lists, so we give a price tag for a size of 145x144 mm: 8100 per cube and 600 rubles per piece. After drying, the linear dimensions change somewhat, and the cost will increase: 11,200 and 770 rubles.
• A cubic meter of cedar will cost 8,500 rubles; the cost of timber 100x100 per piece - 300 p.
• Larch - 13,800 per cubic meter, 480 per unit.
• Oak - 35100/1200 rubles (cube / piece).

• Glued timber from spruce or pine - 22000 r. cubic meter / 750 p. thing.

Conclusion

Let us remind the respected reader that we give average prices from available sources. It is possible that in your area they are very different from those listed (see also the article How much is a cube of timber 150 by 150: calculations and ways to save). In the video in this article, you can explore additional information on this topic.

Successes in construction!