Among construction timber, houses made of timber are especially popular, because this material is environmentally friendly and, at the same time, has excellent characteristics in terms of strength, resistance to stress and heat saving. There are three types of timber: natural moisture, profiled and glued.
Instructions
Step 1
A bar of natural moisture. The most popular and inexpensive material. It is better to use such a bar if you plan to live in the house mainly in the spring and summer. The main disadvantage of this timber is that cracks appear on its side surfaces during the drying process, and after shrinkage (after about 2-3 years), additional wall cladding or siding may be required.
Step 2
Profiled beams Most often, profiled beams are made from conifers by milling or planing. During manufacture, such a bar is given a standard rectangular shape (profile). Although it happens that the inner side of the timber has a flat surface, and the outside of the building is convex. Houses made of profiled timber look nice and neat and do not require additional finishing. Choosing such a bar, you save time on its construction. Thanks to the special grooves, the profiled timber can be easily folded like a children's designer, where each part fits perfectly together. Cracks in such a house will not arise, and all you have to do is sand the walls and walk along them with an antiseptic or paint. You can live in such a house in the winter without fear of winds, moisture penetration between the bars and the appearance of foci of decay. If, after the construction of the house, you decide to start finishing, you will have to wait until the profiled timber picks up relative humidity.
Step 3
Glued laminated timber. Glued laminated timber is made from boards (lamellas), pre-dried and coated with antiseptic fire-fighting agents. Finished lamellas are glued into beams. In this case, during operation, the house made of laminated veneer lumber retains its original shape. Therefore, if you want to live in the house immediately after its construction, then glued laminated timber is the best option, because practically eliminates shrinkage (no more than 1%), and you will never encounter skewing of door or window openings.
