Important!
4.
As we have already mentioned, it is technically impossible to produce absolutely inert material in the case of
wood, even with the most sophisticated production methods, since it is a purely natural material. Due to the
constantly changing temperatures and air moisture content during the course of the year, combined with rain,
wind and sunshine, wood will always shrink and swell alternately, as the pores absorb moisture and dry out
again.
The swelling and drying of the pores in the wood also leads to the "sinking" of the walls described above. This
is why the door and the window in their respective frames are inserted
in the walls - this being the best
way to ensure that the wood's "activity" does not cause any damage to the structure.
As a general rule, this phenomenon will level out after one summer/winter season, so you can then screw the
frame to the lowest wall timber at two or three points if you wish to. However, there is no way of avoiding the
necessity of checking. You should in any case check the door and the window at regular intervals, especially at
the beginning and under extreme weather conditions, and adjusting them as required.
This should be done by adjusting the whole frame using gentle taps of the rubber mallet (please use wooden
blocks in between) or by tightening or loosening the hinges.
It is possible that the timbers may warp a little, but this has no influence on the stability and
functionality of the structure, nor can a slight warping of the solid wood door be avoided altogether in
view of the seasons.
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The threaded rods (corner bolts)
Notice
chapter 7 "Protection against gales"
diagram 7
Moreover!
the walls tend to lean outwards towards the top, when being erected - this is to be
expected
allowance above these fittings
Fix to the top of a threaded rod a washer and a nut. Pass the rods of the front and rear walls through the
predrilled holes of the upper planks until you reach the gable. Now fix the bottom of the rod with a washer and
a nut.
: Ensure that the rod as well as the washer and the nut should not go beyond the fixing level of the
gable. That's why you have to sink the top of the rod and the nut to the gable by making a hollow into
the gable. Please see also
and
.
You will notice that
. The structure is secured at the top by means of the plank A5 and the gables, the purlins and the roof-
boards. The rods are improving the strength of the construction.
You will notice that there is still a gap over the door and the windows. This gap is very important for a log cabin
structure - your summer house will "settle" (up to 3-4 cm) during the course of the different seasons and
varying weather conditions. To allow for this, there has to be some
, otherwise
the house will " lift itselt apart". When the weather is wet, on the other hand, the wood swells slightly - this gap
is covered on the interior and the exterior by the enclosed facing panels, which are fixed to the frame (not to the
timbers!), so as not to hinder the wood's " activity". For this reason, you should also be careful, for example,
when putting up shelves, that the brackets are not screwed to several timbers, one above the other!
