What is timber across the sleepers

Given the current general fashion for the construction of wooden houses, lumber has gained special demand in the construction market. The leader among them is undoubtedly timber, this multi-format material is widely used not only in construction and repair, but also in many other areas.

Secondary role in construction

Timber is widely used not only as the main material in construction and repair, but also in many other areas, for example, as an auxiliary material in the process:

• Slinging and raspropovki cargo.
• Perform unloading operations.
• Storage and storage of building materials.

At each construction site, as a rule, an on-site warehouse is organized for the temporary storage of a stock of material resources. This is necessary to ensure uninterrupted production of work.

Note! The decisive factor in the choice of building (auxiliary) material is its price.

lifting material

The wooden timber is used in lifting and roofing works in the form of gaskets and supports located across the tiers of a stack of stored building materials or movable materials such as:

1. Timber:
2. Spacious.
3. Bars
4. Boards.
5. Reinforced concrete prefabricated structures:

• Beams.
• Rigeli.
• Large foundation blocks.
• Wall panels.
• Overlaps.
• Steel construction elements:

• Columns.
• Farm
• Connections
• Rails.

Storage item

Consider, for example, the order of storage of concrete sleepers. For laying the first row of the stack on the base in the storage place stacked parallel stand. These are two bars with a cross section of 100x100 mm and a length of two meters.

The distance between the supports is determined by subtracting 1.8 meters from the sleeper length.

• The first tier of the sleepers is laid in such a way that 800 mm remains between the edge of the load and the edge of the lining.
• For laying the next tier using two bars with a cross section of 80x80 mm and a length of two meters. They are placed on the surface of the first row of sleepers on a single vertical lined with the first tier. Verticality is checked with a plumb line.
• The next row of sleepers is also stacked in the same order.
• The top row is fastened with twists, passed through the mounting loops.

And this is not all that you can tell about the spheres and methods of using a wooden bar.

Advantages and disadvantages

Timber is a great alternative to a log when erecting a wooden log house.

This lumber is produced in a fairly wide range:

• Dry.
• With natural moisture.
• From various raw materials.
• When using various manufacturing techniques.

All the "DIY" this material is useful in any undertaking, although, of course, more often it is used precisely in the construction of various designs.

They look most advantageous, and at the same time have excellent performance characteristics, houses from a grooved bar. What is this lumber?

The grooved bar (another name profiled) differs from its counterparts only in its configuration. This wall material is made with a lock comb - groove, which allows us to solve several problems simultaneously for a construct from it:

• The ease of erection of the log house (you do not need special installation instructions, the grooved material is assembled just like a children's designer). Any man who, at least once in his life, built something with his own hands will cope with the work.

• Ensuring the lack of air rims.
• Guaranteed stability of structures (the risk of turning this lumber to strive to zero).
• Almost a hundred percent aesthetic appearance of housing, there is no need for further decoration, both internal and external.

Note! And this is a huge plus - not only the budget allocated for the construction site is reduced, but also the time allotted for the construction of the house.

• With sufficient design thickness of the profile bar, it has excellent thermal performance, without requiring additional insulation.
• Reliability and long service life.

The disadvantages of the grooved bar are the same as that of any wood material.

As you already understood, prior to the process of profiling, the sawn lumber can be made from solid wood or glued from several boards, with further imparting the necessary geometry.

• Planed timber is made of solid logs, so the size of the finished product is directly dependent on the parameters of the feedstock. This type of product is manufactured with a cross section of 150-200 mm. Its natural humidity is in the range of 20-25 percent.
• Glued laminated timber has increased strength and rigidity, practically does not shrink. This is due to the fact that in the manufacture of glued laminated timber, its component boards are stacked with each other with different direction of fibers. Glued material is made exclusively from dried wood. The disadvantage of this lumber is its high cost compared to peers.

Also, this lumber is sometimes covered with an additional layer of veneer, and its name changes - veneered timber.

This material is used to:

• Manufacture of door blocks (boxes, canvases, finishing elements, moldings).

• Finishing work.
• Furniture production.

By type of profile, today there are several dozen varieties of the building material.

But all these are variations of two main profiles:

• German - with a lock in the form of a comb (several grooves and ridges).
• Finnish - with one wide groove and crest.

Due to its excellent performance and thermal performance, environmental friendliness, natural aesthetics, the ability to "breathe", the grooved beam thoroughly pressed other materials in the field of low-rise construction.

Conclusion

Now you know why the tongue-and-groove timber is so well established in the construction market, for which it is chosen by private developers. Actually, and you need to do the same: make calculations for the future house, make a project and purchase wooden material. All the necessary information on the technology of building a wooden house can be found on our website.

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