Erecting the walls + door and windows
3.
Arrange all the parts for each wall on either side
diagram 2.
diagram 1+8
First lock the bottom wall planks (2 full-width wall boards A1 and B1 for the front and rear walls, and 2
half-width boards C1 and D1 for the side walls)
never bang the timbers
directly with the head of the mallet -
diagram 4
diagram 3
of the foundations, leaving 1-2 m working space.
Before you start assembling the walls, lay the 8+8 treated floor-joists (3.90+1,75m) crosswise and about the
same distance apart on top of the footings according to
Nail the jointing boards to the floor-joists
as shown in the detail drawing. Even though the joists are treated it is a good idea to insert a layer of
bituminous felt or foil between the wall timbers and the joists to prevent rising dampness. Fix the floor-joists
to the foundations.
Please see
for assembling the walls and the veranda.
A rubber mallet is of help everywhere in the assembly process. To avoid damage,
we have enclosed wooden blocks (marked with an "X") to be placed on
the planks for protection purposes - the ends of the timbers protruding at the corners require particular care, to
prevent the wood from splitting. However, if they happen to split or crack it has no negative constructional
effects and cracks can be glued later.
Clean the possible burrs caused by the drilling of the planks of the front and rear wall. That way the planks of
the walls will fit better in the grooves.
This "frame" shows the size of the cabin. At this stage it is important to make sure that the walls are exactly at
right angles to each other!
Screw or nail the first row of timbers to the pedestal beams at the corner joints (making sure to drill the holes
first). See
. If you use screws, make sure that they will not lift the half-width boards off the
foundation beams.
Another point: the walls ought to
protrude 5-10 mm over the floor-
joists. This forms an overhang and
prevents waterlogging. Make
absolutely certain that there is an
adequate ledge on the inside to take
the floorboards. See
.
Note: slot the floor-joist under the front and rear walls
(for the threaded rods,
slots facing outwards).
that log
has a cut-out for the door (see
drawing 1).
according to the picture 2b
together. Note
A1
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2b. Slotting the floor-joists for the threaded rods
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