Houses made of round timber - what are the methods for their construction?

«The strength of" the house of logs in the timber ... "root»

Because of their ease of wooden construction diy many pretty casual about the preparatory work of the zero cycle.In fact, you can not rely on the fact that everyone is lucky, and the house of round timber will require a simple columnar base for their support.Everything depends on the "character" of the soil in your yard.

Construction of houses from round timber has a significant drawback - a year "raging" box of the building, until finally sits down and will not be suitable for finishing (insert windows, doors, etc.).Minor misalignments in the construction of buildings (admissible norm ≈12%) are easily corrected during repeated konopatki log.But if at the same time the ground "storm" will begin to misbehave foundation, the construction of the risk of serious trouble, up to its partial destruction.

To avoid them, before the construction should perform survey work on the site, which will give clear answers to two important questions:

• What is the composition of soil at the construction site?
• How deep ground water located beneath the ground, and whether there is a drop in their level?

Assessing this output, we can determine with certainty the type of the future foundation for the house made of logs.Remember, the only stable solid foundation will help calm "survive" cut down a difficult period of shrinkage.

Upon completion, the builder of the zero cycle to solve another problem - choose the appropriate method of assembling wooden box building.

Method number 1: Laying log "in a bowl»

This method is considered the most durable and reliable since it has a marginal resistance.Round logs are displayed in the wooden house in the corners of the building boxes on the outside of 25-30 cm, forming there a V-shaped "joint".For correct docking crowns in the blanks cut out cup-shaped recess simple or complex shapes.

Last modification of cutting is preferable as it provides a more dense "Contact" logs.Instead of simply mounting a smooth semi-oval "bowl" is provided with a transverse spine and connecting the crown - groove, respectively.

There are more complex options masonry beams when in the mounting groove cut out a few thorns, or make a bowl of trapezoidal shape.The aim of all these devices - seal frame, create the appearance of a solid array of walls and safely hide inside seam girth insulation.

Now, what about cutting techniques "cups".Most often to save, cut them directly on site, in an ideal - from the manufacturer comes with ready-made timber mounting slots.In any case, this type of masonry can be done in two ways:

• bowl up;
• cup down.

The principal difference between them is only one: the latter method is considered more "stress-resistant" to atmospheric disturbances, so bonded in such a way home box last longer his master.Further

fixation log every 1.5m (starting 20 cm from the corners) crowns are connected to each other spikes from hardwood (for example, oak, beech).It pegs length ≈12 cm (5 by 5 mm), which drive a sledgehammer in the pre-made holes for them.Spikes driven not completely, leaving 8 mm for their free "movement" shrinkage.

for the construction of houses made of logs used several techniques that are very similar to the control room "in the cup" ( "in ohryapku", "in Slash" and others.).But they are not so popular among builders, and effectively incorporated in the method described above.

Method №2: Laying log "in a paw»

Unlike the previous method, the log type of masonry is done without the rest: logs crown interconnected at the tip with a special "lapovidnogo" castle.At the corners of the box at home can be seen only the ends of the boards of the rectangular shape.It is more complex and problematic method requiring highly skilled carpenter, but useful length wall log more than 50-60 cm, than in the case of felling "in the cup."

main difficulty of assembly "in the paw" - a careful adjustment of the logs to each other, any even slight shift, and the walls are blown in the future, will not help most thorough konopatka.Everything depends on the accuracy of fitting the ends of the logs, so the builders used in a special pattern, and the first equipped with mounting slots cant become a model of "legs" for all subsequent workpieces.

Focusing on it, handle all elements of the masonry, and then perform a test log for the quality control of the assembly cut grooves.If all is well, it is possible to perform already Finish construction of houses made of logs.

«Felling in the paw" is as simple and complex method.It all depends on the type of fastening stud, often prefer more robust docking crowns by native spike penetrating the inner corner mounting "paw".In the assembly process of the insulator keeps the crown at least 5 mm thick, and after a waiting time of performing a further warming of a log house on the outside and the inside by caulking.