Finnish houses are deservedly popular with developers. Modern wood processing technology, careful monitoring at all stages of the construction of a house increases their operational life up to 70 years. The layout of Finnish houses involves the manufacture of a frame: wall structures, partitions and floors, windows, doors, stairs. The main advantage of these buildings is the ecological purity of the wood from which they are made.
Features of the layout of Finnish houses
Buildings constructed according to Finnish technology are distinguished by good thermal and sound insulation.
The layout of Finnish houses is the best option for expanding housing and improving its appearance. Wooden buildings have always been attractive, comfortable and functional.
Most often, Finnish houses are built with one floor, they use large windows that let in a lot of sunlight into the room and make it visually spacious. Traditionally, these houses have a covered terrace where you can relax with the whole family in any weather.
Often you can find the layout of a Finnish one-story house with a sauna. A small room is provided for the steam room, sometimes it is located in a separate outbuilding.
Finnish houses are usually small, but the internal layout is very rational. The height of the rooms is no more than 2.5 meters, this allows them to warm up faster. The living room is combined with the kitchen, on the ground floor there are usually rooms that serve as an office. On the second floor there is usually a dressing room, bedroom, children's room, bathroom, toilet.
Frame buildings
Popular and time-tested technology. The layout of Finnish frame houses is the most economical option in construction. This does not affect the quality of Finnish houses at all. Proper thermal insulation and waterproofing allows you to create comfortable and durable buildings.
The frame is most often made at the factory and delivered to customers in the form of finished blocks. Self-assembly of the frame is fraught with some difficulties, because this requires the use of special construction equipment. Beams must be connected on a flat horizontal surface, and then with the help of a winch, raise the finished wall and connect it to the finished strapping.
Such houses are sheathed mainly with sandwich panels having a good layer of insulation. Billets for the construction of Finnish houses, like all wood products, are treated with antiseptic from decay and flame retardants to increase fire resistance.
Glulam houses
Over time, the Finnish construction technology improved, new techniques appeared. The glued beam has become a modern material in the projects of Finnish houses. The raw materials for it are high-quality conifers. Wood is selected without knots and cracks, and then it is dried to 10% moisture.
Workpieces are grinded on special machines, and then glued under a powerful press. The latter process gives the wood special strength, protects against deformation, protects the material from mold and fungus. Strengthening the strength of houses from glued beams contributes to a special way of arranging the elements during gluing. They are laid perpendicular to the fibers of the previous workpiece.
Finnish houses with a layout of glued beams are more expensive than frame buildings due to the cost of processing the material, but all the costs are paid off with durability and comfortable living conditions.
One-story houses made of logs
Complex transportation and difficult laying of logs implies a rather high cost of building such houses. And the choice of material itself is difficult, because it is very difficult to find logs of the same diameter along the entire length. Therefore, a large layer is removed from the wood, leaving only the core. This process is called cylindering, as a result of which all logs become the same diameter.
The construction process and the natural shrinkage of logs complicates the process, so they insert windows, doors and carry out all communications in such houses after 1.5 years after the construction is completed.
Interior design
The layout of Finnish houses contains the spirit of the traditions of the peoples of Scandinavia. The interior decoration is natural and natural color, here you will not find shades irritating the eyes. Pale blue, light gray shades are used. Often there is a facing under a natural tree.
The main accent of the Scandinavian interior is considered a hearth or fireplace. It can decorate not only the living room, but also the kitchen or study. The cosiness of the room adds competently selected lighting. Since the Finns for the most part do not have enough daylight, the interior always has a massive chandelier and several point sources: floor lamps, sconces, built-in lamps.
An important role in the Scandinavian interior is played by hand-made crafts, but all of them are harmoniously combined with the decoration of the rooms. There should not be an overabundance of accessories, piling up items. The decor is only made from natural materials, plastic and synthetics are not used.