Holiday cottages
Warming the cottage
Proper heating of the cottage depends not only on a well-made heating system, but also on the type of walls, ceilings or attics exposed to heat loss, produced by these installations. These losses arise due to the difference between the temperature inside the cottage …
Covering wooden walls with bricks
Covering the walls with bricks is slightly different than those with wood or plywood, as the sill must be offset from the outer edge of the foundation na 14 cm. In this type of wall, the brick wall completely covers the wooden wall, giving an impression …
Finishing exterior walls and cottage interiors
Covering the walls with boards
– we cover the wall of the house with asphalt roofing felt and mark the places, in which the columns of the wall frame will run (chalk). The facade boards will be nailed to the studs of the frame;
– we assume 15 mm protrusion below the line …
How to design a side slot cutout for a rafter?
– make a vertical line at the end of the beam by positioning the angle bar correctly (for 1/4 roof slope the touchdown points will be 15, 30); 
– we measure back half the thickness of the rafters at right angles to the center line. …
