Despite the variety of new technologies used in modern construction, classical methods have not lost their relevance. For example, today, like hundreds of years ago, the construction of houses, baths and other objects from timber is very popular. As in any other technology, there are secrets and subtleties, and the main one is the correct joining of the beam.
Varieties of compounds
The main requirement for any residential construction is, as you know, its ability to provide high-quality protection against external weather influences. A guarantee of warm, not blown corners in a wooden house is the angular connection of the beam, the so-called “Warm corner”. This compound is the most effective and has long been used in the construction of various
timber structures. Its essence is as follows: in one of the boards a tenon of a certain size is cut down, and in the mating beam it cuts out a groove with similar dimensions.
Thanks to the tight joining of this castle connection in the crowns, you will get a high-quality and reliable insulation system in the corners. There are various ways of joining a beam: keyed, with a root spike, “dovetail” (a kind of root spike). The appearance and
house building time. By the way, a complex connection is not always a guarantee of improved facility performance. You can connect the beam in two ways - without release (the end parts of the beam are built into the plane of the walls) or with the release (the ends of the beam of a certain length extend beyond the plane of the walls). The joining of the beam with the outlet looks very nice, however, with external insulation of such buildings or with their siding sheathing , great difficulties arise. Another "minus" of this method is the irrational use of material and a decrease in the internal area of the house. All these problems can be avoided by joining the beam without release.
Timing Technology
From the technological point of view, joining a bar on a tenon is much easier to do with a parquet, without using a chainsaw. But when docked with a dovetail, this tool is indispensable. Having decided on the type of knitting, you can begin to manufacture templates for marking the beam. Thanks to the templates, the process of preparing the beam is significantly simplified and accelerated. Joint cuts must be made large to compensate for shrinkage at home. Places where the beam will be connected must first be laid with a special heater in order to reduce blowing. Warming of corners and gaps in the wall is carried out using an interventional heater. It is laid before the installation of the next crown. The insulation can be made from flaxseed waste, from tow or from jute and tow. By the way, a tape from the last two materials is much more expensive than tow, but it is very convenient to use. The thickness of the insulation should not be less than 3 cm.