How to build a cabin of your own?

Abstract: owning a cabin is the dream of many people, so how to build a cabin of your own? To build a wooden house, you can find a professional construction team or do it yourself. There are many ways to build wooden houses, and the materials used in different ways will be different, but in addition to the most basic wood of various specifications, the commonly used materials are SBS waterproofing membrane, asphalt shingles, pine boards, thermal insulation cotton, internal and external wall hanging boards, water-based wood paint and so on. Let's learn more about building wooden houses together. 1, the material needed for building wooden houses, asphalt with SBS waterproofing membrane thermoplastic elastomer as modifier, is a kind of coiled waterproofing membrane, which can provide long-term and reliable protection for wooden house construction and engineering.

2. Asphalt shingles for roofs are not only thermal insulation, but also durable. Their colors are varied, their shapes are changeable, and their teeth, fish scales, hexagons and rectangles bring a different feeling to the wooden house.

3. Pine board is mostly used for wall surface, which is one of the better boards in wood-based panels. Compared with other boards, pine board has better temperature, smaller expansion coefficient, better stability, more uniform material and ultra-low formaldehyde content, so it is a real green environmental protection material.

4. Thermal insulation cotton is fibrous and has a lot of tiny air gaps, which can be easily cut into other shapes. Strong adaptability to the environment, the temperature range is -40℃ to 105℃, which is the biggest contributor to the insulation and noise reduction of the whole wooden house.

5. The hanging boards of the internal and external walls can be divided into internal and external walls. The interior wall hanging board is mainly log hanging board; In order to resist corrosion and aging, the external wall hanging board is not limited to using a single material, such as fiber cement external wall hanging board, metal external wall hanging board, PVC external wall hanging board, solid wood external wall hanging board, stone external wall hanging board and so on.

6, water-based wood paint Water-based wood paint is clear and translucent, and it is a paint with water as a diluent. Water-based paint has low harm, little pollution, only a very slight smell, even no smell, and is the most healthy and environmentally friendly. The material is more uniform and the formaldehyde content is extremely low, so it is a real green material.

How to build a cabin Choose a home You can't consider anything else until you decide where to build your cabin. Real estate agents and developers can help you find a suitable home. If you own your own land, the first thing you need to do is to confirm whether your land is suitable for building. The slope of the land, soil quality, traffic conditions, regional conditions and surrounding facilities are all factors that determine whether a piece of land is suitable as a homestead.

You need to contact the local soil engineer to help you do a soil analysis to determine whether the land can guarantee water supply and whether it has good water quality conditions.

Your home still needs to pass the penetration test. This test can determine whether the land can absorb wastewater through the septic tank system.

Deciding on the design of wooden houses Some people may have clear ideas about the design of wooden houses, but others have some requirements, but when it comes to actual construction, there will be some changes. You can choose the existing architectural scheme of the developer, or you can find an independent designer or architect to create a personal scheme.

Remember, the money you plan to spend on the house and the materials you choose to build the wooden house will determine the final design and size of the wooden house. A big wooden house will increase the cost of labor, raw materials and licenses.

The type of wood you choose will also help you narrow down your design options. Some specific kinds of wood are only suitable for several specific designs.

Get a building permit and submit your building plan to the local permit office for approval. You must get a building permit before you can start building a wooden house. At the same time, you need to know what building codes your wooden house needs to follow, and the building codes in each state will be different.

How long it takes you to build your wooden house depends entirely on what kind of wooden house you want to build. If you are going to build an ordinary traditional wooden house, it will take about 1 to 2 years; If you plan to build according to the existing template style, you only need to spend about 6 months to complete it.

Whether you choose to build your own wooden house or rent a professional construction team will also greatly affect the construction time.

Building wooden houses, like other construction projects, is prone to delays. Such as bad weather and poor engineering quality. , will affect the progress. So please try to arrange a certain time for unforeseen delays in construction.

Avoid deviating from the plan. Please note that even a little temporary change when you are building a wooden house may lead to a series of chain effects, which will eventually prevent your construction plan from being completed on time.

Decide whether to hire professionals. It is very important to decide whether to build your own wooden house or hire other professionals. Hiring professionals is the fastest and least troublesome choice, because they have skills, contacts and equipment. If you have an inexperienced person to do it, it may take a long time, but hiring them can double your work. However, if you are not afraid of the difficulties you will face and are not in a hurry, then building your own home is the best, and nothing is more proud and satisfying than building your own home. In any case, this choice depends on personal preference.

Ask professionals to build wooden houses. Choosing an open manufacturer will provide you with the raw materials you need to build a wooden house. You can know what products they have produced before by looking at the floor plan of each company, so as to make your own choice. Or, you can visit other people's wooden houses. If you find its style impressive, you can hire the same company to build your wooden house. Please make sure that the communication between you and the developer you choose is open and honest. They should take your advice and always build wooden houses according to your requirements.

By investigating the wooden houses built before and getting feedback from the owners of these wooden houses, we can know the background of several companies.

You can also get information from the National Bureau of Business Improvement, the State Attorney General's Office or the Wooden House Construction Committee.

You need to carefully choose the builder of wooden houses, because there are many people providing services in the market, and their construction quality is mixed.

When looking for a suitable builder, you should not only be able to communicate with you well, but also take pains to find their previous construction records. You should also visit the wooden houses they have built and personally check their construction level.

Remember, it usually takes several years for wooden houses to gradually stabilize, exposing the problems in the construction process. A 3-5 year old wooden house is the best proof of a builder's level.

Before choosing the builder of the wooden house, you need to consult the local contractor committee or similar state and local organizations, including the state attorney general's office, to see if the builder you want to choose has any litigation records.

It is very wise to choose a builder who is familiar with local building codes and the surrounding environment of wooden houses.

Make sure that the builder you choose is licensed and guaranteed, otherwise it will be difficult for you to seek favorable legal help once you get into a dispute.

When signing a contract, you need to discuss their service price, design price and estimated completion date with the builder or contracting company. When you reach a consensus on these issues, the contract will be formed in the form of terms, which need to be signed by both parties.

Build your own log cabin: Determine what you need to remove the wood in the planning stage. You need many other tools and materials to build a wooden house. You will need professional tools to deal with wood, such as chainsaw, drill, planer, beam saw, drilling machine, tenon chisel and so on. You also need cement, stone and mortar to build foundations, insulation materials and, of course, materials for doors, windows and roofs.

Looking for wood resources Theoretically, any tall tree can be used as a log cabin. But in fact, if you want to build a durable wooden house, you can choose fewer kinds of wood. The wood that meets the standard must have the characteristics of firmness and attractive appearance, and it needs internal strength to make the wooden house stand for more than 10 years. Commonly used wood for wooden houses mainly includes cypress, yellow shirt, cedar, yellow pine and so on.

If you plan to cut wood yourself, remember to choose trees whose length and diameter meet the requirements of your hut, and try to cut some trees with a certain central diameter.

It's best to cut down wood to make a wooden house in winter. In winter, trees wither gradually. When cutting down trees, the fallen trees pass through the snow, causing the least damage to trees and the environment.

Selectively choose the trees that are cut down. Please don't cut down too many trees in the same place. Selective cutting can make the remaining trees get more sunshine and growth space.

Or you can buy wood from a wood manufacturer. You can buy wood processed according to specifications there, which reduces the work needed to prepare wood.

The prepared wood needs to be peeled and preserved to resist the erosion of insects, molds and fungi. You need to think clearly whether you want to build a house with Aoki (wood with high moisture content) or dry wood.

If you choose to use dry wood, you need to store the newly cut wood pile for a period of time.

If you are willing to use green wood, then you need to consider the "precipitation" of wood in the first few years.

Build your own wooden house: lay a good foundation in the construction stage. The foundation of the wooden house is similar to that of other houses of similar size and weight. The difference lies in the weight of the wall and the method of adding the first round of wood to the foundation. You can choose the following housing bases:

A cornerstone or other support. This is a very popular and relatively cheap choice. But the disadvantage of this scheme is that you need to take other insulation measures for the floor to ensure that your feet can feel warm in winter, and this method is not as strong as other schemes. Therefore, in some areas prone to heavy rain and tornadoes, this is the last choice. .

Prefabricated board system. This is a new foundation construction method, which has become more and more popular recently. With this system, you can build a foundation quickly, and you don't need support.

Hollow foam block foundation method. This basic material is made of polystyrene foam blocks stacked close to each other. This material can quickly build a foundation, and at the same time, it is very strong because of the placement of steel bars between foam blocks.

It takes great skill to build a wall barrier and a wooden wall. You need to arrange the wood very carefully so that they can be put straight together. Because you use natural materials, wood may bend at any time. Generally speaking, your goal is to press the center of gravity of all wood on the center line of the wall, so that the wall can press on the center line of the foundation.

When installing doors and windows in wooden houses, we need to pay attention to the following points: sunshine, strong winds prevailing in winter, the possibility of roof collapse, and wood structure. Try to make most windows face south to get more natural light and solar energy.

There are many ways to build a roof on a wooden house to isolate it from the outside world. Traditional wooden houses generally have low roofs, spacious eaves and triangular cornices.