House of the beam: the pros and cons
House of the beam: the pros and cons
Wooden houses have a special charm. Most often these houses are built of timber. When building a house, a profiled, planed and glued beam type can be used. Modern houses made of timber are not difficult to build and inexpensive. As a material for the construction of the beam has its advantages and disadvantages.
What kind of beam is
The beam according to manufacturing technology is divided intoone-piece and glued. One-piece beam cut from the tree. Glued beam is made of boards. The boards are treated with special compositions against decay and glued with resins. This bar is resistant to cracking and less fire dangerous than solid.
According to the geometric form, the beam is common andprofiled. The standard bar has a quadrangular shape and the same dimensions along the entire length. In the profiled beam there are ridges, locks and grooves. This makes it easy to assemble the bar.
Benefits of timber
The beam is an aesthetic material. Since ancient times, people have built houses from wood, so the desire to live in such a building is natural for every person.
Ecological compatibility is another important parameter when choosing a material for building a house. The one-piece and profiled beam is an eco-friendly material, as only drying is used for their production.
The bar, treated with special compounds, is sufficiently fireproof.
The durability of the house from the beam is provided, ifmaterial production and construction are observed technology. The service life of the building from laminated veneer lumber is still unknown, as the material has been used relatively recently.
The price of a house from a solid beam is lower than the price of a house made of stone materials by approximately 30%.
Lacks of timber
Unlike stone buildings, houses made of timber require special care. The bar may eventually become gray, cracked or rotted.
The ecological nature of the laminated veneer lumber remains questionable - in fact, when it is manufactured, substances that are unfavorable from an ecological point of view are used.
The cheap beam does not undergo special treatment, which affects the fire safety of the house.
Buildings from a solid unprofiled bar of natural moisture can be exposed to fungi and rotting.
The price of a house from glued beams will be more expensive than the price of a house made of stone materials.
