Stove log home: nuances, steps, recommendations

Absolutely any technology for the construction of a log house assumes that wall insulation will also be carried out in the course of work. It does not matter whether the plans include finishing the house, its insulation, siding installation, caulking of the house from a bar should still be carried out.

Why do I need a caulker

This process can be given a whole article, since at least a few key points in the operation of the house depend on it:

• The exclusion of drafts, which can be formed during the shrinkage of a log house without insulation between the crowns.
• The exclusion of moisture penetration through the cracks between the wood in the walls. Even the most ideally fitted profiled wood does not provide 100% sealing.
• The exception of "cold bridges". Without caulking iron between the parts of the wood, between the crowns, cold conductors will still form, and the house will not provide a normal and comfortable atmosphere.

Accordingly, you can easily answer the question of whether to caulk a house from a bar, even on the basis of these moments.

And you can summarize the answer by adding to the list of advantages that come with cauldrons:

• Tightness, and the lack of paths for leakage of heat from the premises.
• Lack of icing of the framework from the outside.
• Increase the life of the wood, and accordingly, the whole house.

What to use in work

Any material that you can choose for a caulker must meet certain requirements, which are easy to display in the listing below:

• Low thermal conductivity.
• Insulation should not perceive temperature fluctuations, as well as humidity fluctuations.
• Antiseptic properties. Insulation for log houses should not become a "home" for insects and mold with fungi.
• The life of the material must be at least 20 years.
• The material must be airtight.
• Have hygroscopic properties.
• To be similar in properties to wood.

So, the instruction in the choice of material is clear, now you can briefly consider the most popular materials used by many generations in the construction of wooden houses.

Moss

What is most interesting about cauldron are the options for using materials that in another situation it would be impossible to even think in this vein.

This is how you can perceive that one of the best materials for this kind of work is sphagnum moss.

It has its advantages:

• Durability. Moreover, sometimes you can find old houses in which logs have rotted, but not moss.
• Environmental friendliness. Natural material, ideal for interacting with both wood and man.
• It has all the necessary set of antiseptic and antibacterial properties.
• Possesses necessary hygroscopicity.

Note! Moss really has no external minus, except for difficulty in use. For an inexperienced builder, interacting with moss will be a real challenge!

I put

I put, как герметик или уплотнитель встречается в различных работах достаточно часто, а вот как материал для конопатки, намного реже уже.

With tow, a log caulk to a lesser extent than with moss will respond to a huge amount of material advantages, but at the same time, compaction is much more simple. For this, tow is often treated with a solution of resin, which instantly increases its resistance to moisture, and raises the durability in operation. In addition to resins, oil products can be used to impregnate tow.

Jutt

But this insulation is overseas means, and the main importers are countries with a tropical climate and heavy rainfall. The heater is made of Jute wood of the same name.

It is worth noting that jute has the same set of useful qualities as moss, but in its composition as close as possible to the bar. Besides jute is issued both in the form of a tape, and in the form of fiber. It’s very easy to do it yourself with tape when you need to evenly lay the tape.

When to start caulker

The process is always carried out in several stages, and this is due to the physical properties of the wood, the timber gradually dries out and the house sags under its own weight.

The caulking process can be divided into three stages:

• Immediately after construction. Heater is immediately placed between the crowns, and after the house has been built, the slots are filled with material, but not tightly.
• The second time the process is repeated after about 18 months. In this case, the caulking iron of the profiled bar is already tight and so that the material does not hang down from the slots.
• The third time you can hold caulk after 5-6 years. This is done if the house by then did not get the outer siding, siding, or brick cladding. All slots are carefully processed with the selected material and clogged tightly.

Job

Actually now that the entire theoretical base has been studied, one can proceed to independent work.

The first stage is not even a process after the construction of the house, but during its construction. And here it is important to immediately start laying jute tape into the space between the crowns.

Note! If the house is being built from a dry profiled bar, you can use a tape 4 mm thick, and if from a bar of natural moisture, the jute should be at least 10-15 mm thick.

Using jute tape during construction, it turns out that on both sides of the insulation just hangs down between the bars. Next, using a special tool. It is also called “caulk”, the jute is wrapped under the bottom and slightly pushed into the gap between the crowns. Then, the same is done with the top level and in the middle.

To the material is normally pushed inside the gap between the crowns, you can use a rubber hammer that beats on the caulker. That is, the insulation goes on the principle of driving a wedge.

There is nothing difficult in how to caulk a house from a bar by yourself, no. The main thing, after all the work has been done, once again inspect the gaps between the crowns, and if there are suspicious places, make an additional seal.

There is another option in which the insulation was not wide enough, and its edges did not extend from the gaps between the bar. In this case, simply held an event on additional cauldron.

For this, a kind of rope is twisted out of jute fiber, which is hammered inside the slot.

It is also possible to work in “stretching”, the jute fibers are laid across the masonry of the timber and driven in by a “caulk” to the stop in the slot. The ends of the fibers are wrapped in a roller, and also hammered into the slot.

Conclusion

The price of work on caulking iron can be from 50 rubles per linear meter, so an independent execution, of course, will significantly save on the total construction budget.

The main thing is to maintain the harmony between the rational approach to costs and quality of work. And in the video in this article you will find useful and visual information on this issue.