Log logs from logs - characteristics of the structure
Logs from specially selected logs will be easier to erect. The main feature of this building material is the difference in diameters of the base( thicker) and apical ends. Unlike round logs, which have an equal thickness along the entire length, a certain conicity is characteristic for the chopped log.
In connection with this feature, the construction is carried out with alternate installation in each wreath on thick commissural thin apical sides, starting from the foundation to the upper belt. Due to the almost intact structure of the material, the house from the chopped log has a much longer life, and the material of the walls is less exposed to the external environment.
Minimal processing of logs before laying considerably reduces the overall construction costs, while "closing" the microscopic structure of the barrel fibers for moisture and external impact, practically without requiring additional external processing.
However, the surface features of the material( unevenness and difference in the diameters of the endings) do not allow to achieve the ideal appearance characteristic of round logs. The shrinkage of such a house is up to ten percent of the height and the necessary time for this is one year.
House of chopped logs - valuable advice on the construction of
Log logs are built according to traditional technology and each element is adjusted according to the place of its laying, therefore it is more difficult to achieve a tight junction of the rims. An important factor in ensuring low heat loss is the precise performance of the longitudinal groove, which requires quite a lot of experience and qualification.
Quite often for chimney log walls, external and internal lining is used with modern materials, for example, siding panels.
When cutting, the tree is wedged under the bracket, and individual( long and protruding) ends of the logs are sawn off after installation into place. In this case, the frame can be executed "in the paw" or "in the oblo".The first method is used only for trunks of the same thickness, with the second the cup can be located down or up.
The construction of houses from chopped logs has a number of features. The first crown, also called overhead, is made of the finest materials and is often not even worn out. An obligatory condition, increasing the strength of the fastening of the crowns, is the use of special spikes through each meter of the wall length. Splicing logs for walls of a larger length, if necessary, is guided in a straight spike.
Specialists recommend to arrange in such long walls, transverse internal partitions with mandatory binding "in the oblo."The arrangement of internal walls is recommended to be done at a distance of no more than seven meters, taking into account the thickness of the logs of the outer walls of twenty-two centimeters. This distance can be increased to nine meters with a diameter of wood within twenty-six centimeters.
Houses made of logs - we proceed to construction
Before the the beginning of the work the material for the log is marked, for which the preliminary laying is carried out. After that, he again understands. It is recommended that before putting the walls of the house, first prepare its foundation. The technology of installing walls on poles with the subsequent implementation of foundations does not allow to provide them with the required level of quality.
Practice has shown that correctly executed log buildings "in the oblo", with a cup up, can serve hundreds of years. The tree trunks harvested in winter are considered to be of higher quality. An important feature of the roof structure for a house or a log from a log is the overhangs of at least half a meter with high-quality roofing. It is recommended to make the outer skin on the corners of the log houses. This gives additional insulation, as well as protection against wetting and rotting of these corners.
It is believed that the worst shape for the longitudinal groove is triangular, and the best form is considered to be oval. It provides a more dense covering of the lower crown over its entire length. Therefore, after sampling the groove on each log, it is necessary to check the density of its fit and, if necessary, correct inaccuracies.
The groove width is selected depending on the prevailing winter temperatures. So, at frosts up to thirty degrees on Celsius a groove in twelve centimeters is necessary. And for forty-degree frosts, you need to make a groove with a width of at least sixteen centimeters. Of course, in the final analysis, this affects the height of the walls and the amount of material required.
The above mentioned studs of the inter-wiring connections are installed in special sockets. Spikes are made from a 25-millimeter board up to fifteen centimeters long and at least six wide. Taking into account the drying, the depth of the nest under the spike should provide two or three centimeters of stock.
The best tool for performing work with chopped logs is still considered an ax, plows, a hammer, chisels and chisels. Manual discs and chainsaws are often used. In general, for the work will need a corresponding carpenter's tool, supplemented by an electric tool with the necessary working nozzles.