Advantages of country houses from a bar

Country house, moreover, and built by own hands - is this not a dream for a resident of the urban jungle? If you still managed to purchase a plot of land and have a desire to build a shelter on it from a dusty and noisy city, then it is absolutely necessary to approach the choice of materials with all responsibility.

For example, recently the country houses are very popular from the timber. This material is not only environmentally friendly, but also has a lot of advantages and advantages, so the fans of it every year becomes more and more.

House from a profiled beam

If you have decided to build your house out of a bar, then pay attention to this material. It is not only natural, but also very convenient to use, as well as high-tech. The profiled bar is made mainly of coniferous species of wood - first they are cut, then they are milled.

The cant beams can have any shape. Often, the outer side of the profiled beam has a convex surface, and the inner side is flat. Thus, the side that faces the house forms even walls. In addition, the beam can be flat on both sides or vice versa, convex. But the upper and lower side of the bar are made in the form of a spike and a groove - a mirror.

Thanks to the fact that the buildings look, not only beautifully, but also neatly, from the profiled beam they construct various buildings - houses, bathhouses, gazebos, and various farm buildings. All of them do not need external additional finishing, because the profiled bar has a smooth surface, and is dried in natural conditions.

Profiled beam: advantages of

1. The profiled beam is an absolute wood, besides it is an integral material that does not contain any extraneous synthetic impurities.
2. The house from the profiled bar "breathes", because the natural structure of the tree is not broken.
3. Due to the integrity of the profiled beam, air exchange takes place in the house and the most optimal humidity level is maintained.
4. Houses with beams( as in the photo) have a finished appearance, so there is no need to expose it to some sort of finish: facing, plating, etc.
5. The house, built from a profiled beam, looks like a fairy tale.
6. When building a house from a profiled beam, the joists fit closely together to achieve excellent thermal insulation.
7. Water does not enter the grooves between the profiled beam and, consequently, the wood will not begin to rot from the inside.
8. When building a house from a profiled beam of costs is much less than when building a house from glued beams, because the cost of the material is about half the price.
9. The house from the profiled beam is very warm.
10. Angular constructions from profiled beams are, most often, the most complex, therefore, they can be ordered directly at the factory - they will be brought to you already in ready form, which will make the installation phase much easier.
11. Buildings from profiled beams give a minimum shrinkage to service humidity. For example, 3.5% shrinkage is for timber from cedar or pine, 4.5% shrinkage larch.
12. After shrinkage, it is not necessary to splice the joints between the beams, as it is necessary to do when building a house from round logs.
13. When building a house from profiled beams, there is no need for additional insulation for the walls - just lay the jute in the grooves when logs are stacked.
14. Building a house from a profiled beam is not the cheapest option of erecting a house from wood, but the most rational, especially if you compare the price, the complexity of the work and the operational quality.

Profiled timber: shortcomings

1. It is necessary to wait until the profiled bar gathers the relative humidity that is necessary to it, and only then proceed to the finishing works.
2. Very often in a bar, as soon as the material begins to dry out, cracks appear. As for the size of the cracks and their number, it all depends solely on what the air temperature was when building the house. If at a low temperature, then there is a probability that the cracks will be less, and if at a high, then vice versa.
3. If in the construction of a house from a profiled beam a bar of square cross-section was used, the cracks with shrinkage can be formed from all sides.
4. The cross-section of the bar influences the size and number of cracks. Since a stress arises inside the tree, which arises from the varying degree of shrinkage, the cracks appear on the side that has a large area. To take control of possible cracks, you can make the notches on the bar - thanks to this technology, it will be possible to set the line of the crack in the future.

House from glued beams

Glued beams, as is clear from the name, are made from sawn logs: first they are "divided" into lamellas( boards), and then they are joined together. In fact, not everything is so simple, this process is more time consuming.

1. Logs are cut to boards measuring 205 × 6,150 mm or 155 × 6150 - depending on the shape and size of the raw material.
2. Prepared boards are dried - this is done in special chambers, where the lamellas reach a high degree of residual moisture - it is about 10-12%.
3. Prepared boards are treated with various antiseptics and flame retardants.
4. The processed lamellas are joined together by a macro-shot.
5. The glued boards are first trimmed, and then glued together into beams.

In glued beams, which is noteworthy, the boards can be arranged both horizontally and vertically. In this case, the number of boards in the glued bar is from two to five pieces. Glued beam has a maximum thickness of 250 mm. It should be noted that this material, prepared in the production, has both a natural profile and a milled beam.

Today there are several types of laminated veneer lumber: wall( used solely for building walls), load-bearing beams and window scantling.

Glued laminated timber: the benefits of

1. Houses from this type of timber are very beautiful and do not need external decoration.
2. Glued beam is more expensive material, but, at the same time, very high quality. For the production of laminated veneer lumber only high quality wood is used, various defects and knots are removed from it in advance so that the appearance of the finished material has an impeccable look.
3. In operation, the glued bar retains its dimensions and shape, since pre-dried boards are used to create this material.
4. Glued beam is famous for its lack of internal tension, which is typical for solid wood.
5. The house made of laminated veneer lumber does not shrink, its walls do not crack, do not twist and do not bend, so specialists say that these are the best houses from the timber.
6. Glued beams are very strong and strong - about 50-70% higher than those of solid wood. This is due to the fact that when creating this material set the opposite direction for wood fibers in the boards.
7. The glued beam is not deformed under strong humidity - the house does not exactly "lead" from the great dampness.
8. House of this material is built very quickly, especially if it is a single-storey house of timber. Installation can be carried out in a very short time, as all parts fit exactly to each other thanks to factory production. The construction of the house takes an average of 1.5-2 months, depending on the size of the future building.
9. Walls from glued beams can be erected at any time of the year.
10. The shrinkage of the house from glued beams averages about 1%( for whole wood this percentage is on average 7), so immediately after the walls can be installed windows and doors, perform interior work and install decorative elements.
11. Glued beam is less susceptible to pests and pathogenic microflora.
12. Glued beam is more fire resistant, unlike other wood.
13. Glued beams are more durable than solid wood.

Glued beams: disadvantages

1. Price. This is the most significant shortcoming of glued beams as a material for construction, since its cost is very high. The reason lies in the complex technological process of manufacturing glued beams, experts argue that often the cost of producing this kind of material is three times higher than the cost of building a house from a solid log.
2. Glued beams, due to the fact that it undergoes various manipulations, has less ecological compatibility - despite the manufacturers' assurances that the glue used for gluing boards allows the tree to "breathe" and does not affect its composition, it is still necessaryadmit that the glued beam is not an absolutely natural material.

Glued beam is a very popular material for the construction of holiday homes. And this popularity is fully justified and deserved. Often, from glued beams today houses are built in the city and cottages in private villages.