Curious About Wood
The increase in the usage areas of wood as a raw material and the increase in the rate of preference especially as living spaces brought along many curious questions about wood.
We have prepared titles from the most frequently asked questions about wooden houses. Let's see what are the most curious questions from you?
Is wood a fire resistant material?
Yes, wood is a burning but fire resistant material.
Contrary to popular belief, wood's resistance to fire is better than reinforced concrete and steel. Today, in places where there are large crowds such as indoor sports halls, structures built as wooden carcasses against fire hazard are used. The cause of the fire is never wood, it can be precisely calculated how long the wooden frame structure can withstand large fires. While wooden structures can be designed to withstand fire for 30-90 minutes, steel construction can melt in a very short time and completely lose its bearing strength. With the technical measures taken against fire, wooden structures are made more resistant to fire. In addition, the even distribution of wood burning during the fire also facilitates and accelerates the extinguishing process.
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Log houses / How are wooden houses protected against wolves and pests?
The wood materials to be used in the construction of the wooden structure are made by choosing trees without cracks and intact structures. Trees are kept in poison pools to save stumps from invisible microorganisms. In addition, the logs that absorb the drugs in these poison pools do not rot in the future and prevent the formation of insects. It is protected from the sun's rays with the stain material used in the logs.
Wood is a material that can be maintained and repaired…
The color of wooden structures fades and grays with the effect of the sun, and the dust carried by the wind erodes the wood surface. This aging can cause cracking and fiber loss over time with the effect of sun and rain. Mold may form on the surface, dirt accumulates in the cracks, and even water can enter inside with the growth of the crack.
The way to protect wood from such deterioration is to coat the surface with a "surface protector". With the developing technology, wood is protected from all these negative effects and is made healthier and longer-lasting.
How to maintain and repair wooden structures?
Wood is a material that serves so many different purposes that the first thing you need to do before doing maintenance is to know where and what to protect...
If it will be used on wooden floors, we should choose polyurethane-based materials resistant to mechanical impacts and excessive wear, and if it will be used on exterior, we should choose flexible and breathing outdoor paints that are resistant to sun and outdoor conditions.
Breathable paints are products that can form a paint layer that is impermeable to water but can pass water vapor on the painted surface. They can also be defined as microporous paints with high water vapor permeability. A small crack that may occur on the surface as a result of the wood used outdoors working due to precipitation and changes in humidity in the air or receiving a small blow may cause the wood to get wet. The drying of this water, which wets the wood under the paint layer, is very important for the life of the paint and wood. Wood material should not be kept under natural conditions without being painted, and the sun-affected surfaces should be thoroughly sanded before painting, and the faded or blackened layer should be completely removed. Burning the surface to prevent resin seepage from knots or to remove paint also reduces the service life of the paint. The burnt surface prevents the paint from penetrating the wood and shortens its life.
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How long do wooden structures last?
All building materials wear out over time. Steel rusts, plastic becomes brittle. Wood also has many biological enemies: fungi, bacteria, insects and termites. Some of them cause complete destruction of the wood and some only cause visual disturbances. Rotting is the complete or partial loss of the bearing capacity of wood as a result of the destruction of wood cell walls by certain fungi. Not all deteriorations on the wooden surface are rotting. The ability of wood to rot is one of its most positive features. Imagine if the trees growing in the forest never disappeared! Wood is a "biodegradable" material and has no "garbage".
We see that the wood material, which has a high risk of decay in traditional buildings or used as a carrier, is chosen from natural durable species such as oak and chestnut. In order to keep the wood dry, measures such as wide eaves and stone walls up to the basement level were taken.
The 20th century has brought new materials and new technologies to the construction industry. However, unless these innovations are analyzed and applied correctly, they do not contribute to the solution of problems and may cause new problems to arise. As a result of the change in life style, the introduction of water installations into the houses and the use of appliances such as washing machines increased the water vapor produced in the houses, resulting in the confinement of the water vapor originating from the thermal insulation within the building. If the wood gets wet and dries in a short time, it will not rot, but the heat insulation materials preventing the wood from drying, especially on the roofs, causes the roof wood to rot.
In order to keep the life of the wood long, it is necessary to carry out maintenance and repair operations professionally. You must know or research which part of your building you are going to paint, why you are painting, and the operations and maintenance techniques you need to do before painting. You can get technical support or read various articles and find a good carpenter and painter and do it yourself.
In addition, before starting a wooden construction, the wooden materials to be used in the construction must be subjected to the necessary maintenance and protection processes. These processes prolong the life of the wooden structure and do not cause problems such as deterioration, rot and mold for a long time.
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