A wooden house today, like many thousands of years ago, is an excellent solution to the housing problem, which has a lot of advantages. The tree is environmentally friendly, safe for health, with proper processing – durable and reliable. A wooden house maintains clean and fresh air, a natural balance of humidity, a favorable temperature, such a house is not afraid of strong seasonal fluctuations, and modern technologies allow not only to quickly build it, but also to protect it from fires as much as possible with the help of special fire-resistant wood impregnations. And of course, such a house is very beautiful in itself, with the color, texture and pattern of wood creating a unique, individual look.
But to ensure these qualities, certain rules must be observed during its construction:
one. Design. Creating a wooden house project is not as easy as it might seem. Its reliability, comfort and longevity will depend on many factors: site of construction, size and layout, materials, as well as weather factors such as annual temperature fluctuations, humidity, windiness of the area, groundwater level, soil and topography – many details that follow take into account and provide for during construction. Therefore, it is best to entrust the creation of a project at home to professionals.
2. Foundation. For a wooden house with its small mass structure, a lightweight monolithic strip foundation with reinforcement is perfect, this will significantly reduce construction costs. But for such a foundation, you need to choose the highest quality (therefore, expensive) materials: cement, fittings, formwork. You can also use screw piles in Moscow.
3. Wood. Typically, a pine is for a home for a home, which is easily processed, convenient to use, does not deform and does not dry out over time, strong, dense, very beautiful externally, and at the same time affordable in price. It is best to choose wood from the northern regions, prepared in the winter, when the movement of juices in a tree freezes.
four. Heating. It is best to place heating sources throughout the house so that the wood warms up equally, then the shrinkage of the structure will occur evenly, which means that there will be no cracks and irregularities in the walls and wooden parts. An excellent option for heating the house will be a fashionable system of underfloor heating today.
These are not all the secrets of building and planning wooden houses, but even knowing these few details can make your home a warm, cozy and safe haven for the whole family.