The idea of building a frame house is by no means new and has been known for several centuries, but this method of construction has gained particular popularity in the last fifty years. There are reasons for this.
Firstly, the increasing need for inexpensive and high-quality individual housing and, secondly, developing technologies for the production of modern building materials make it possible to make a frame house really high-quality and environmentally friendly.
Advantages of a Frame House
In North America,
northern Europe, and Germany, the frame house is the basis of low-rise construction. Domestic builders have already appreciated the advantages of this technology. The use of modern materials allows you to make a frame-panel house, which is not inferior in strength and reliability to a stone or brick one. At the same time, the frame-panel house compares favorably with:
- the speed of construction, which means less cost;
- less massiveness, which does not require a powerful foundation: for frame houses, lightweight types of foundations on piles are used;
- the lightness of the structure does not shrink, which means that finishing work can be started immediately after the construction of the walls;
- the possibility of construction without reference to the season, since the used building materials are not afraid of temperature changes;
- the use of panels with a flat surface significantly
reduces the time for finishing; - the use of sandwich technology allows the use of a wide variety of insulation materials, the choice of which is determined by the climatic zone;
- modern building materials allow frame-panel houses to compete with traditional ones in terms of heat and noise insulation, fire resistance, vapor permeability.
- the lightness of construction and ease of installation allows the architect to create a wide variety of forms.
A-frame house is good for everyone. It could be called ideal for individual construction, if not for one drawback, at first glance, not serious: these are mice. These small animals arrange their burrows in expanded clay and glass wool.
Basic Methods of Protecting Frame Houses from Rodents
- Ecowool, used as insulation, laid in the floor slabs of the lower floor, will protect against the appearance of mold, fungus, insects, and rodents. Ecowool, which is 80% recycled cellulose and 20% a mixture of boric acid and borax, is an excellent antiseptic for wood and repels insects and rodents.
- A solution of borax or lime that can be used to treat building blocks.
- An old way of fighting
rodents, which our ancestors have long used: adding ash, slag, tobacco dust, dry mint, or wormwood to the insulation. - Mechanical protection: a monolithic reinforced concrete slab, laid in the foundation, will become a reliable barrier for rodents. You can use a cheaper option: a fine-mesh metal mesh laid in places where rodents can penetrate.