a frame house how to build

[expert]

You have already an idea, let's say "what kind of house you want?" In the sense that you submitted a form, a layout, a finish, an availability of ancillary facilities, what kind of impression it will make by its appearance. It is also worth to consider possibilities and requirements. All of these criteria are not listed, but generally people want a lot of things. In one of the ancient parable was cited the example of a man who did not start building until he calculated his costs. The matter is this: having an articulated desire to easily navigate among a very rich construction market. Next we will consider the obvious pros and cons of frame construction. There is a lot of them, but this is something that is usually just paid attention on. So, let's continue.

[buldozer]

To begin with you have to decide what kind of a frame house you want? Are you surprised? We restrict ourselves to this choice: a framework or a skeleton-frame-shield. And here's why. The first type of construction allows you to really make your dream come true. When designing you can add your proposals, suggestions, and in a construction process you can also make, of course, reasonable corrections and additions. To live in a house, about which you can’t say that it was designed by yourself. It's great. The entire assembly will take place before your eyes. Sometimes, people say an opposite point of view of frame construction, they say that construction does not allows to design a house on your own, to get a model and live in is not comfortable. If so, it is a frame-and-shield construction. It is clear that the boards come from a factory, they are common and there is question of similarity. But it is worth remembering that the vast majority of us live in apartments built at the same way. And how? Starting from a front door, we have learned to be individual and not like others. And the project of a shield house does not exist in a single copy. The advantages of a frame-panel house are a speed of construction, a possibility for the future adds, the lowest cost and can withstand earthquakes up to 9 points.

[bill]

With the aim of a self-construction, the choice should be stopped at the frame version. But if you want complex architectural delights, then you should definitely take a help of experts. A panel-frame construction should be left to professionals with a reliable reputation. A construction machinery, a precision fit of joints, skills and an experience will help to avoid problems.

[expert]

Continue talking about merits. A foundation. If you go back to the recent history, you'll remember what kind of foundations have private homes. It was a serious block, or something made of concrete, especially they had a convincing look. Stacked more and deeply. And who at that time paid attention to the calculations? In our time, people began to count. At an estimated cost such foundation could absorb up to 30% or more of the whole budget of house. A deep foundation performs its functions for a light home up to 15 percent.

[baltazar]

There is no sense to invest that is not fully claimed. Now, for a private house are calculated more simplified foundations, and for a frame house they are almost simple, but practical. People use the following basic types of foundations: columnar, ribbon and even a monolithic slab. To deciding which one to use, is better from the information about the soil in your yard. So, you will start savings from a scratch (with a foundation) not at the expense of the reliability of your home. And what do you think about walls of a frame house?

[buldozer]

Walls. The walls of a frame house consist of uprights, upper and lower trim and lining of walls. Trims distribute the load and transfer it to the racks, that can take the load and transfer it to the bottom piping, etc. The lining of walls gives a spatial rigidity to the wall frame. The step of posts is selected from the calculation of the load, which magnitude depends on the number of ceilings and a snow load on the roof, and the insulation options. The height of racks for the easy installation corresponds to the length of a plywood sheet. Window openings consist of additional side racks, carrying the upper crosspiece and a window sill. From experience: the size of windows is desirable to choose in advance to make the openings immediately with a minimal clearance. It is desirable that the gap between the window frame and the opening reception was in the range 5-10 mm. This will simplify the fastening of the window in the future. If the window size is unknown precisely in advance, not scary. At any point of construction the size of the aperture can be changed. All of the wall elements are gathered by nails and screws.

[baltazar]

Again, looking at the walls of a frame house we should dismiss the stereotype: the thicker the wall, the better. I agree, this is a certain logic, but to match the existing and promising energy-saving standards in terms of a depletion of fuel resources and an open market economy, we should lay the walls 2-3 m thickness! And this is not good. Therefore, the same stone and lumber-timbered buildings are heated outside or inside by insulating materials. In this case the walls of brick, concrete or timber function as a base FOR FIXING HEATERS AND CASING!
Is it too extravagant to put such "the Kremlin's walls?" For the same task more cheaply and efficiently cope banal wooden pillars and rafters?