Lillevilla 100 has a sleeping loft on the two little rooms (the second floor). When the loft is installed, first the
supports of the floor carrier beams P2 are fastened, 4 supports,
. The side wall supports are fastened
with 6 screws of 70 mm per support and the partition wall supports with 6 nails of 100 mm per support.
Install the five floor carrier beams P3+P4 to both rooms at regular intervals,
. Fasten the both ends
with nails of 60 mm. Lay the floor boards to their places starting with the groove facing to the wall. Note! Use
the floor boards without grooves on the back side for this task. Fasten the boards carefully to each carrier beam
with nails.
mark the nailing line of each carrier beam to the side wall before placing the floor boards.
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Note:
Now assemble the supporting elements K1 and K2's. Push the K2's into their place on the wall timber and
against the gable. They can be fixed with one screw at the top of the gable. Then measure the middle point of
the entrance of the loft (the middle point between the gable parts) and put K1 on the wall at this center point. It
is also profiled so that it stands steady on the wall.
Check that it stands vertical and fix with a couple of
screws to the wall timber. Please ensure that K1 is
fixed to the middle point of the entrance. If not fixed to
the middle point, the ridge purlin will not fit into it.
The sleeping loft
3.
Storm bars (threaded rods)
4.
Although Lillevilla-cabin is very stable, it is advisable to protect the structure against strong winds with so-
called storm bars (threaded rods).
We have drilled holes to the side wall logs for this purpose. (You can also fasten the base logs to the
ground or to the floor concrete with L-shaped clamb irons that are available in shops that sell building
materials.) The storm bars are placed to the holes in the side wall logs so that they are tightened from below
with a washer and a nut and also a washer and a nut are placed on the top of them so that the bars do not rise
above the level of the roof triangles.
This is probably the best and most stable solution that can be provided for
log cabins.
To ensure this safety to the full at all times, you should regularly tighten the nuts of the tension rods, gently and
without force. In the damp months the wood is likely to swell - then loosen the nuts a little. This allows the
walls to "readjust" without being hindered by the storm bars.
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K1
K2
6.
P3 + P4
5+5 pcs.
P2
7.
purlin
ridge purlin
Lillevilla 100 C-3 English 220109
