Building a house from logs of manual felling begins in the forest
And not just in the forest, but in the winter when the trees are immersed in a deep anabiosis, and the best time of day for such a walk, according to some masters - is the night when the wood "dream" becomesdeeper. It may seem strange to some people, but the experience of carpenters is accumulated over the years, and as they grow in skill, they notice a lot that is invisible to those who know little about working with wood.
In addition to the fact that winter wood should be used to house houses from logs of handmade logging, venerable experts recommend asking those who will give it to you( you will not be able to wave the ax yourself), not with "podschko" whether these trunks.
It is advisable to hold felled trees in an open area, laid down so that they are well ventilated, and in no case should they be dried, since after this procedure they, being laid in a frame, can not air-conditioned.
The latter is better not to take, the properties of the logs will be worsened in comparison with the same deadwood without "podschki"( this term means that the resin was taken from the trees for the military industry).If the masters will argue that there is no difference, in the winter, to cut down the forest or in the summer, and that the "swab" of the role does not play any role, it is better not to contact them.
A good carpenter will offer you logs with a diameter of about 30-40 centimeters, that is, the trunks are already "ripe" for cutting. Indeed, among the pines, for example, only those trees that are over 80 years old are cut for the construction of the house.
What you need to know about the log of manual cutting?
According to statistics, most builders are practicing rounding logs, although venerable carpenters do not approve of this approach to wood processing. The fact is that, on the one hand, the outer layer( sapwood), rather loose and soft, most of all undergoes rotting with prolonged contact with moisture, but on the other hand it is thanks to this layer that the logs "breathe".
Otsilindrovka turns the material into a typical one, as if the house does not consist of trunks, each of which has something of its own, individual, but of the same pencils .In this case, as is known, after treatment only the internal, solid structure of dead cells of the tree remains, through which the air passes by no means worse, excluding the natural conditioning of the rooms in the hallway.
But, if you look at the adjustment of the material to a single standard from a different point of view, it is not easier to work with round logs than with natural logs, and if you decide to build a house yourself, relying on literature, this material is for you. If you decide to invite an experienced carpenter or an entire artel, do not take a standard log, even if someone once told you that they are denser packed, and assembly is faster with them.
The log of manual felling can also be determined in its place, and a good master will not be delayed with construction. And about the density, joints still need to caulk, whether it's cylindering or just cleared from the bark of the trunk. Therefore, you can confine yourself only to the prothesis on the inside of the log and, of course, by cutting down the connecting locks at the ends of the logs: a bowl, a paw.
Norwegian way of building log houses
Interestingly, recently Russian architecture has undergone significant changes, absorbing the Norwegian practice. And everything changes, I must say, for the better. So, for example, according to domestic traditions, the house is built only from logs, the beam is already a newfangled introduction. Zakonopativ slits, you should expect the shrinkage of logs, grinding them to each other .This takes usually a year and a half.
The Norwegians are simpler - they build from the carriage, that is, from a log, which has two opposite sides to the planes. This is not the trunk that was cut down in the forest and brought to the construction site, but not the cant. And thanks to the use of such technology, they do not have to wait for shrinkage for so long.
It is also important that the Norwegian bowl, which began to be actively introduced into modern log buildings by our craftsmen, is self-locking, that is, as the walls of the log shrink, so that there is no longer a need to caulk the joints between them every year.
And one more plus, it would seem, is technology to us - the walls of Norwegian log houses go straight to the roof, without the construction of a complex rafters system. Straight on the pediments laid down the footprints, and they are covered with a roof. In the absence of a ceiling( if it is not a two-story building), a high room is obtained, in which the eyes are open to the roof that supports the roof, which creates a rather unusual atmosphere in the house.