Types of walls
We offer two construction methods for wooden house walls:
Blockhouse Walls
- - Solid wood or glued laminated timber without interior insulation
- - Solid wood or glued laminated timber with interior insulation
- - Double housing walls"
- - Composite glued laminated timber (wood / extruded polystyrene / wood)
Timber Frame
- - Platform frame"
- - Post-and-beam frame"
Blockhouse Walls
This construction technique is an improvement of an old method that used raw wood elements with rectangular sections, assembled by overlapping..
The wooden elements are joined longitudinally using a profile and counter-profile (tongue and groove) and at their intersections through a joint called "blockhouse" (corner joint with overlapping ends)..
The wooden beams are joined:
Longitudinally
Thanks to a profile and counter-profile (tongue and groove).
At their intersections
Through a joint called "blockhouse," meaning a corner joint with overlapping ends.
This assembly method, also known as "Blockhaus," allows better interior and exterior finishing of the walls at the joints. Depending on the thickness of the wall elements, additional insulation can be added.
Applications:
Single or double-story houses, vacation homes, garages, garden sheds.
Strengths:
Hygrometric and thermal comfort. Possibility of delivery as a kit, allowing the client to assemble it themselves.
Limitations:
Suitable for small and medium living spaces.
Significant dimensional variations (settling phenomenon).
TIMBER FRAME walls
This construction technique is the most widely used in the world, particularly in North America, Sweden, Japan, and France.
This system has two construction methods:
- Platform frame
- Post-and-beam frame
Platform Frame:
Vertical studs with a length equivalent to the height of one floor, spaced 40 or 60 cm apart, nailed to the lower plate and braced with a wooden panel.
The wooden pieces have a minimum section of 100 x 40 mm.
The levels are independent: the first can be mounted on a concrete or wooden slab, which serves as a platform for assembling the next level.
The upper plate supports the floor beams of the upper story. The frame for the second level can be fixed on the mounted flooring, and the roof trusses are attached to the last level.
Allows all types of interior and exterior finishes.
Externally, the construction can be clad with wood and/or polystyrene and then plastered.
Internally, the construction can be clad with wooden paneling and/or drywall.
Applications:
A very common method for individual houses and small constructions.
Strengths:
Quick and economical construction.
A large part of the work can be done in the workshop.
Limitations:
Avoid constructing buildings higher than 2-3 levels.
Post-and-Beam Frame:
In this system, the support elements made from solid wood or glued laminated timber have large sections and are spaced relatively far apart.
Buildings constructed this way have a supporting structure made of vertical posts and horizontal beams, arranged at regular intervals. The gaps between the posts are filled with wooden elements with double tongue and groove, insulation, anti-condensation foil, and are clad inside either with wooden paneling or drywall.
Applications:
For medium and large-sized buildings.
Strengths:
Good architectural flexibility.
Highly aesthetic.
Limitations:
An expensive construction principle.
