If you have an idea to build a house with your own hands, then the difficulty of choosing a material will be relevant.

Most budget option There will be construction of a house from timber. Despite the cheapness of this material, the house will be quite warm, durable and strong.

After studying the Internet, you will find that in most cases it is advised to choose timber with a cross-section of 150x150 mm.

But if you do not want to attract additional labor, such lumber as dry timber 150x100 mm, which after erection and shrinkage can be insulated using mineral wool. The house will not be inferior in thermal insulation to other buildings made of larger cross-section timber.

Construction stages and foundation construction

And so, the material has been purchased, we begin building the house:

• Initially, it is necessary to clear the space and level the area for the foundation;
• In accordance with the composition of the soil, determine the type of foundation (specialized reference literature will help with this).

The foundation can be pile, monolithic or strip, which is more often used, because wooden houses relatively light.

After installing the foundation, the concrete should gain strength (3-4 weeks), then we proceed to laying the timber. Even before laying, it is necessary to prepare dowels (dowels) - this is what is used to fasten the timber laid in the crowns together. They are usually made from dense wood (larch).

If the beam size is 150x100 mm, dowels about 12 cm long are suitable. Also, the technology for laying timber requires laying inter-crown insulation. Usually this roll materials such as jute, you can also use tow or moss.

According to the advice of experts, you should use fresh red or peat moss that has been stored for no more than 3 weeks.

The first crown of the future house should be made of larch, which is not subject to rotting. For greater reliability, it can be treated with bitumen.

The beams of the first crown are fastened together using a technique known as “half a tree” - the ends of the beam are cut lengthwise and crosswise. It is also necessary to fasten such a knot using staples or nails.

Methods of attaching timber to the foundation

At the stage of pouring the base into it top layer install bolts with curved or cone-shaped bases. The distance between such bolts should not exceed more than 0.5 m. There should be at least two bolts for each element of the first crown.

In the timber of the first crown, even before laying, it is necessary to drill holes for the studs located in the foundation.

Pre-cut roofing material is laid on top of the grillage, which acts as a waterproofing material.

After laying the first crown and securing it to the foundation studs using washers and locknuts, align the horizontal line so that the house turns out without distortions. It is also recommended to check the diagonals.

Having laid the first crown, we begin to build the walls.

To do this you will need a variety of tools:

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• Gasoline or electric saw;
• Hand-held circular saw;
• Drill;
• Level;
• Roulette;
• Axe;
• Hammer;
• Screwdriver;
• Hammer;
• Plane.

Also needed consumables- nails, self-tapping screws, inter-crown insulation, fire-bioprotective impregnations.

After preparing everyone necessary materials and tools, we begin to build the walls of your future home. The timber is laid in rows (crowns) until the wall reaches the required height.

After laying 4-5 crowns, jambs for door and window openings. At the next stage, the final construction of the walls under the roof takes place.

Construction of roof and floors

We strongly do not recommend saving on materials for roofing installation. This part of the house can be designed in several versions:

• Single-pitch;
• Gable;
• Hip;
• Tent;
• Half-hip;
• Multi-pincer;
• Vaulted and diamond roofing.

It all depends on your desire, cash and difficulties rafter system.

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Floors and ceilings in the house are also an important stage of construction. When arranging them, they are mainly guided by personal preferences, but high-quality waterproofing is mandatory for any manufacturing option. This is especially true for basements and plinths.

Photo of a house made of timber with your own hands

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A private house with a size of 150 square meters is universal option. He is able to provide you with what you need for comfortable stay space, while they remain affordable. The Kostroma Fazenda company offers you everything you need to create high-quality and durable housing from environmentally friendly materials.

Prices for houses made of timber 150 sq.

In terms of price-quality ratio, a house of 150 sq. m. m are ideal because they allow you to provide yourself with a comfortable and prestigious cottage at a relatively low cost. The projects developed by our specialists provide for the creation of compact housing with various options distribution interior spaces. The final cost of each 150 sq. m timber house project depends on various parameters:

• external and interior decoration. Finishing building materials provide additional protection for timber and visually change the building;
• number of floors Two floors will require more money from the customer, but this best way expand the living space by fitting into the standard 150 m2;
• quantity of building materials used.

Each project is accompanied colorful photos and a diagram demonstrating the features of its design.

Rectangular beam

Do you doubt whether to build a house or not? It seems that construction will hit the family budget and it’s more profitable to buy an apartment? Wooden log house does not inspire confidence, and rounded logs have a high price? With the advent various types timber it became possible to build high-quality wooden house With low cost. Do you have any doubts? We will tell you how to choose a house made of timber, show reviews from owners, and educate you about the pros and cons. Reviews from owners about a turnkey timber house will help you decide and convince you of the benefits of construction.

Any timber is suitable for building houses: profiled or edged. For the construction of a small country house, you can use from 100x100 mm to 150x150 mm. A private residential or cottage is built using 200x200 mm. But the price of housing is a little high, so to keep costs to a minimum you can use sizes 100x150 mm, 150x200. If you use less technical side, you can assemble it faster country house IR, and its use as a technical side significantly reduces construction costs.

Reviews of a house made of material with a cross section of 100x100 and 100x150mm

Houses made of 100x100 timber are built mainly in summer cottages, since the thickness of the walls is not enough to retain heat in winter time. But assembling a box of material takes a long time. You can reduce installation time by using a section of 100x150 mm, where the technical side will be 100 mm. Reviews from owners about timber house designs are mainly related to quality characteristics material. Let's look at the most popular ones in table form:

Characteristic	Owner reviews
	Positive	Negative
Heat loss	Housing made of laminated timber measuring 100x100 built on summer cottage even without insulation, it retains heat well at outdoor temperatures up to +50C.	A country house used in winter will have to be additionally insulated with mineral wool or polyurethane foam. And if the walls are hidden under finishing, then it’s easier to assemble a frame one. Less material will be needed.
Additional finishing	If you build from glued or profiled chamber drying, then there is no need to perform additional finishing of the dacha.	Construction from simple edged material natural humidity with a cross section of 100x100 mm must be finished, since small size will not prevent cracking and twisting of the material.
Environmental friendliness	The timber structure of any section is environmentally friendly.	Glued laminated timber is not environmentally friendly enough due to the glue, but frame structure will have to be additionally insulated. Insulation materials are not always environmentally friendly.
Quick assembly of the log house	It is not difficult to assemble a small country house from glued or profiled kiln-drying material with your own hands. And since the cross section is small, you can handle it alone.	It takes a long time to assemble the walls, since the cross-section is small.
Shrinkage	Shrinkage frame construction small.	A solid house made of material with natural moisture shrinks 10-15 cm within 3 years.

It turns out, build big cottage timber with a section of 100x100 mm is not worth it, since heat losses without additional insulation of the walls will be large. But for country house and frame construction, the material is indispensable, since its price is 2-3 times lower than for a log or timber 200x200 mm.

Reviews of a house made of timber with a cross section of 150x150 mm

Houses made of profiled and edged timber with a cross-section of 150x150 mm can be used for the construction of permanent housing only in the southern regions, since the thickness of the walls is not enough to retain heat at an outside temperature of -15″C. But if you perform additional insulation of the walls, the housing will delight you even in the coldest winters. There is another option, to build housing with laminated veneer lumber. Glued lumber with a cross-section of 150x150 mm will be equal in heat-saving properties to kiln-dried timber with a cross-section of 250x200 mm. Let's consider reviews from owners about some characteristics of timber buildings for permanent residence with a cross section of 150x150 mm in the form of a table:

Characteristic	Reviews of timber housing with a section of 150x150 mm
	Positive	Negative
Heat-saving properties of walls	House made of laminated timber	For the construction of a permanent residence structure, walls made of simple and profiled timber are a bit thin; in winter, they will have to be additionally insulated.
Speed ​​of assembly	The box is assembled in 3-4 weeks.	The beam with a cross section of 150x150 mm is quite heavy, so it is difficult to work with it alone.
Additional finishing	A structure made from kiln-dried laminated or profiled timber does not need to be finished; the walls look aesthetically pleasing.	Natural moisture will crack over time and additional finishing will have to be done.
Shrinkage	A house made of chamber drying and glued material with a cross-section of 150x150 mm will shrink only 2-3%.	Shrinkage of natural humidity will be 10-15 cm.
Price	The price for a box made of laminated veneer lumber with a cross-section of 150x150 mm is lower than for a rounded log.	If you do additional finishing and insulation, the price of the structure will increase.

It is better to build a structure for permanent residence with material with a cross-section of 150x150 mm, glued or profiled chamber-drying material. You can avoid additional costs for insulation and finishing if you use a section of 100x150 mm. Moreover, if you use the technical side of 100 mm, then you can quickly assemble a box from a material of 100x100 mm, and if it is 150 mm, then the cost of building a house for permanent residence, as with a section of 150x150 mm, will be reduced.

Reviews of houses made of 150x200 mm timber

timber structures, collected material 150x200, suitable for permanent residence. They are complete and retain heat well even at a temperature of -350C. Reviews about the material are mostly positive:

Characteristic	Reviews of a house made of timber with a cross section of 150x200
	Positive	Negative
Heat-saving properties	Saves heat even without additional insulation in winter.	If you use profiled natural moisture, the walls will crack over time and lose some of their heat-saving properties. And it will be difficult to perform additional caulking.
Shrinkage	Shrinkage of the walls of laminated and profiled timber of chamber drying is minimal.	Walls with natural moisture can shrink up to 10 cm.
Speed ​​of assembly	You can assemble the box yourself in 2-3 weeks. You can get a turnkey house in 1-2 weeks.	If you use material with natural moisture, then the structures must stand for 1 year.
Price	The quality of the walls is the same as those made from timber with a cross-section of 200x200, and the price is lower.	The price of glued is higher than that of profiled or simple edged.

If you use the 200 mm side as the technical side, then the quality of the wall will be no worse than from 200x200 mm timber; for the southern regions or from laminated veneer lumber, houses are built with a 150 mm technical side.

Why is it beneficial to use a rectangular section of timber?

It is more profitable to use rectangular or twisted material for building houses, since the price on the market is lower. It’s just that to make a square section, for example 150x150 mm, you need a solid log; to make a twisted beam 150x100 mm, you will need a smaller amount of raw materials. So from a pine tree with a cross section of 300 mm you get 1 square beam or 2 rectangular. It is more profitable to use a rectangular cross-section of timber for building houses for a number of reasons:

1. The price for a finished box with a section of 150x100 or 200x150 is lower, and the wall thickness is the same.
2. If folded country house With your own hands, the front and back sides of a larger cross-section will allow you to use less material. Construction is carried out faster.
3. The price for a rectangular section is lower, since it is cut from less wood.
4. Turnkey houses rectangular section below.

Reviews about houses made of timber are positive, but when it comes to high-quality laminated or profiled materials that are kiln-dried. In other cases, it is more profitable to build a frame structure and properly insulate the walls. And using imitation timber or a block house for finishing, you can achieve a visual copy of the structure made from solid material. For clarity, let’s compare houses made of laminated profiled chamber-drying and materials with natural humidity in the form of a table according to quality characteristics:

Qualitative characteristics of the house	Natural moisture timber	Profiled natural humidity	Profiled chamber drying	Glued laminated timber
The building is suitable for permanent residence	Section from 150x200 mm, when the technical side is 200 mm		Section 150x200 mm and above.	Section from 100x150, when the technical side is 150 mm
Wall cracking	+	+	Minimum	—
Additional insulation	It is necessary to re-caulk and insulate the façade.	It is necessary to insulate the façade; re-caulking is difficult.	No need	No need
Shrinkage first 3 years	10-15 cm	10-15 cm	3-5 cm	2-3 cm
Environmental friendliness	+	+	+	A house made of laminated veneer lumber is debatably environmentally friendly, since adhesive composition Poor quality may be used.
Easy to assemble	If the walls are assembled with a cross-section of more than 150x200 or more, the material is heavy.		+	+
Foundation	Simple strip, columnar, pile-screw, any lightweight, since a house made of wood is light in weight.

According to experienced carpenters, the construction of houses for year-round use should be made of wood with a cross-section of at least 200 mm, and mandatory insulation on one side. Therefore, a house made of 100x150 mm timber must undergo maximum protection from the cold during construction, otherwise there will be no comfort in operation, and in addition, there will be a large overconsumption of energy resources, which is unprofitable in economic terms. What are the advantages of thin timber, and what disadvantages will lead the building to decay - more on that below.

Why is thin timber used in construction?

There is only one reason - the price for large sections is significant. In addition, when construction is carried out by one person, it is much easier to lift the timber than with an increase of 10 cm along the entire length.

This timber is also used when constructing the rafter system of large two-story buildings, and a frame house made of 100×150 mm timber is generally a common solution. What are the other advantages of small section wood:

1. It will shrink faster.
2. Not required monolithic foundation under a house made of light timber.
3. The work can be carried out by one person if the project is simple and does not involve the use of technology.
4. Less will be needed protective compounds for impregnation of wood.

That's actually all the advantages. And the disadvantages are much more significant:

Due to the above disadvantages, thin timber is used mainly for non-critical structures - one-story baths, extensions, gazebos, terraces. If, after all, the owners strive to obtain housing from small-section wood, then the best option frame housing construction will begin. Below is how to build a house frame from 100×150 timber with your own hands.

Advantages and disadvantages of a wooden frame

First of all, it saves on solid wood. It is present only in critical structural units. More details about everything:

• In terms of heat retention, such a house made of 100 by 150 mm timber is not inferior to a log house. This advantage is given to it by a layer of polystyrene insulation - 5 cm of polyurethane replaces 30 cm of brickwork.
• Fast construction - everything takes about 1.5 months, provided the team works. Independent work may take away the summer period.
• The ability to hide communications in the walls, which will simplify the selection of interior design in the future.
• There is no shrinkage – to finishing works you can start immediately.

But the disadvantages are serious:

But, despite the shortcomings, a house made of 100×150 timber receives good reviews. This type of construction especially solves the problem of housing for young families, where an increase is expected - the construction time allows you not to wait for your own corner for years.

Thin timber is a popular product of relevant manufacturers. Beautiful bathhouses, dachas, gazebos, and terraces are built from it. Used as a rafter system and other critical structures.

However, the same cannot be said about the construction of residential buildings in harsh climatic zones– for the construction of permanently located objects, owners should pay attention to other products of the woodworking industry.

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