Today, no one is surprised by innovative building materials. Every year, experts launch a new product on the market. Recently, in the construction industry, too, everyone has started talking about the need for environmentally friendly products. And the result was not long in coming. Russian experts have published a relatively inexpensive and at the same time reliable material that does not harm the environment. This is a wooden brick. He was already able to appreciate and is used in construction.
Brick made of wood: what is it?
I must say that this innovation is similar to ordinary brick only in its form and name. In fact, the “relative” of this product is a beam, but with smaller dimensions. In appearance, it is a block with dimensions of 650x190x60 cm.
For ease of use, special locks designed for fasteners are made on the sides of each brick.
To make a wooden brick, only high-quality coniferous wood is used.
In production, she goes through several operations. First of all, the raw tree is dried until the moisture content reaches 8-12%. Then, mechanical processing of all surfaces of the side is carried out. The final stage is grinding.
The result is a building material that no longer requires any additional finishing work. This is a profitable solution. If you build a house from such blocks, then you no longer need to finish the facade - it already looks great.
It will be enough to apply a layer of wax as a protection against the external environment and moisture.
In addition to standard sizes, they produce individual wooden bricks. The block can be of any size as desired and necessary.
The benefits of green innovation
When this building material was created, the inventor of the product solved all the majority of the problems that arise during construction work on the construction of wooden houses.
So, houses made of wood are made within a few years - it is necessary to wait until the building dries. Then they wait for it to shrink. Next, doors and windows are installed. And only after this the builders proceed to the finishing work. Using a new innovative material, you can safely skip the stages of drying and shrinkage. An environmentally friendly building is ready for use immediately after construction.
In addition, blocks of wood are not deformed during the drying process - they have small dimensions. As a result, the original shape of the blocks is perfectly preserved, and the products themselves are perfectly connected to each other. At the same time, you can forget about the gaps - they are not there.
Another advantage of this know-how is the low cost of construction if wooden bricks are used. A structure constructed in this way costs much less due to the lack of the need for expensive equipment for work, in compactors, cement and sand, as well as in the absence of the need for further processing with plaster. The most expensive to build will be pillars and crowns. Naturally, you can build a great eco-house without them, but no one wants the building to suddenly turn out. If you want to get a reliable building, then you can use glued beams. It is cheaper, and the result is no worse than with a solid column.
Designers do not limit the overall dimensions of bricks, as in the case when logs or beams are used. So, this building material allows you to create even the most unreal and amazing elements of architecture on its basis.
And finally, the price of wood bricks is several times lower than the cost of glued beams. This is definitely an important advantage.
disadvantages
This material has many advantages. But potential buyers should be warned about some of the shortcomings that a wooden brick has.
In regions with a harsh climate, it is better to build a house from traditional brick - a wooden house in this case will not work. It will be too cold there.
It is also not recommended to build multi-story buildings from eco-brick, which differ in large area - there will be no necessary stability.
Do not start construction work without a project developed by competent specialists. A house from such building material, made without a project, can fall apart under the influence of even minimal loads.
Wooden Bricks: DIY Production
Construction professionals, manufacturers and suppliers will unanimously say that this is simply impossible, but nothing is impossible. For production it is necessary to have high-precision milling and grinding machines. In addition, you need to carefully select the raw materials. The wood for bricks must meet a host of requirements. If there are such opportunities, then there is nothing complicated.
Masonry Rules
Among professionals, there is an opinion that they will not be able to cope with the process of laying this building material on their own. One can argue with that. There are a number of rules that must be followed.
So, the brick must be laid strictly in order. Be sure to follow the order.
The block is laid edge to the castle. For external and internal blocks, transverse dressing is required. This is done every three blocks. Moreover, the
dressing should be the same as the masonry itself. The dressing must not be allowed to coincide with parts from the bottom row. It should be shifted by 0.5 bricks. This is the only way to get a reliable construction made in accordance with all the rules, as well as a beautiful drawing of natural wood and a hollow wall.
A layer of thermal insulation is placed between the outer and inner walls. In rare cases, sawdust can be poured there. They also have excellent heat storage properties.
Where is wooden brick made?
In Russia, there are several enterprises where they produce this building know-how. So, they produce brick in St. Petersburg, in the same place where it was invented. In this city, on the basis of the company "Stankom" this innovation was created. You can see the first houses in the construction of which the material was used. These buildings are in Zaozerye, Zaichikhino, in the village of Harmony. The company manufactures products under the brand name Woodbrick.
Another company is located in Tomsk. They produce pine products. The product is delivered under the brand name "Cozy House". This is what these wooden bricks look like. Photo can be seen below.
The price of these eco-friendly building materials is significantly lower than that of Woodbrick.
Reviews and prospects
This material has good prospects, however, it is suitable only for low-rise construction. Professionals say that this material is suitable for those who already have a house and additionally want other buildings on the site.
The second nuance is the price. Manufacturers are not very willing to share information about them, but the cost of the material from the "Cozy House" is $ 470 per 1 cubic meter, while a profiled beam with the same size can be bought for $ 320, a round log at all for 240.
Stinkom offers A grade products for $ 860, and glued timber for $ 600.
There is another problem that wood bricks have. Reviews indicate a large deviation from tolerances. The size must be strictly kept up to hundredths of a millimeter, especially on locks. A large number of connecting surfaces can turn a building into a sieve if the gaps are too large. Locks are connected either with a serious backlash, or with a hammer.
Wooden Bricks: Raw Technology
Such a wall, in which there is an abundance of gaps and mechanical stress, will sooner or later crack.
More gaps will appear. There are still a lot of problems in this technology that are not solved. It is not yet fully developed. Those advantages that manufacturers are talking about in brochures are still only desirable than reality. Here is such an innovative wooden brick. Like glass, it can only be waterproof in the event that all installation rules have been followed.