Although many people may not believe it, the wooden houses are very solid and durable construction. In fact, they may well compete with traditional houses. Therefore, more and more families who decide to have a wooden house, either a small cottage for the weekend or a big house to live all year.
And it is that the advantages of this material are numerous: it is warm; ecological; resistant; moldable; adaptable; if well treated helps keep the moisture and purify the environment; It helps create temperate environments; not too expensive; It is thermal and acoustic insulation …
Best of all is to build a wooden house is much more simple, fast, clean and economical to build a house of work. In fact, if you feel able you can build it yourself. We tell you how step by step ahead!
Preparing the ground
The first step in constructing a wooden house is preparing the ground, leveling the entire area occupied by the construction of the house. Of course, you should make sure that the area is suitable to place your home, taking into account factors such as accessibility, zoning, slope … For this; we recommend contact with engineers to do an analysis.
After novels the ground has to build. The good news is that the foundation is lighter than that of cement and brick houses. Will be worth about 20 or 40 centimeters wide concrete drain run. On the other hand, it is important to warn of water facilities, electricity, communications … The next step is to build the sleepers, which will serve for the construction structure. Also in this case you should think about the facilities housing need.
The walls and roof assembly
Once you have prepared the ground and sleeping, you’ll get it on with the assembly. The first thing you should do is raise the walls, using the tongue and groove fit them properly and secure them with screws and hinges. If it is a structure, you’ll need to place it with a crane as it weighs a lot, so you cannot do it by yourself. Behind the walls, you must place the ceiling or if two-story mezzanine. To seal the roof you can use clay roofs, asphalt sealing, shingles…
Isolation
The next step is isolation. You can coat the inside with tongued, mortar, drywall, plaster or mixed with cement board, ideal for preventing fires, among other materials choice; while for the outside you can use concrete, stone, brickwork, tongue and groove exterior … Ideally for exterior cladding materials are used treated against sun and moisture.
Final steps
Once you’ve isolated the house can paint inside and outside and then can proceed to place the door frames and windows. Then you must place the pavement. What we recommend is to opt for the ceramic floor on the first floor. Then you can cover it with parquet if you want. The next step is to hire an electrician and a plumber to perform or terminate all facilities.
You should also place health and furniture, and give the finishing you prefer. In addition, you know that the house does not become a real home until it is personalized with decorative details. Finally, we want to make it clear that you can not build your wooden house if you do not have building permits.
