Timber house construction will be popular at all times. This material has its own characteristics that must be taken into account. Wall decoration in a wooden house is carried out after the building has stood and gives the main shrinkage. For laminated veneer lumber, this time will take several months, for other types of felling, you will have to wait at least a year. It all depends on the moisture content of the feedstock, temperature and humidity conditions and the construction season. If you finish ahead of time, the materials will crack or warp.
Preparation for finishing
In order for the house to be warm, and the finishing material retained its qualities for a long time, preparatory work needs to be done.
A month after the construction of the house, from the inside and outside, you need to caulk the cracks with tow or jute. They begin work from the bottom row of logs, gradually moving towards the ceiling. In this case, the logs rise by 30-50 mm.
Six months later, the second stage of insulation of all joints of logs or timber is performed. The heat-saving properties of the building will depend on how tightly the insulation is laid.
To determine whether the house has finished shrinking, measure the distance between the logs and the height of the walls. If after 10-12 months there are no changes or they are insignificant, you can start finishing work.
Interior materials
The wooden house looks beautiful. Sometimes it is enough to grind the surface and cover it with impregnations that emphasize the structure of the wood and protect it from decay and damage by insects.
During repair work in old buildings, where there is a significant deformation of the walls, one cannot do with grinding, various types of finishes are used.
The properties and characteristics of such materials are presented in the table:
| № | Type of material | Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block house | It is made in the form of a wooden lining, but has a convex surface. It will help to update the interior when renovating old houses. It has a very beautiful appearance that resembles a log. They produce a material with a flat surface that imitates a felling of wood. Suitable for wall and ceiling decoration, it contributes to the decoration of the room in a uniform style. The optimum thickness for interior decoration is 2-2.5 cm. |
| 2 | Lining | It has an optimal price-quality ratio. Equipped with a special lock connection that facilitates installation work and provides a flat surface. The material is produced with a smooth, rounded, embossed surface. |
| 3 | Drywall | By decorating the walls or ceiling with plasterboard, you can completely change the interior of the room, give it a modern look. It is more often used for the installation of partitions or decoration in old houses. Moisture resistant types are available that are suitable for use in kitchens and bathrooms. The raw material is attached to a metal or wooden frame. |
| 4 | Wall panels | With their help, you can beat any design solution. They are mounted on a frame or plywood base. Produced from: natural wood, leather, bamboo, MDF, glass with various decors, plastic. Panelboards and type-setting are made. Easy to assemble. |
Decorating the walls of a wooden house from natural materials made from the same species of wood as the walls will be the best solution. With thermal expansion or contraction, surface deformation will not be noticeable.
Characteristics of wood species
Wooden lining and block house can be made from various types of wood.
The properties of the most commonly used wood species are described in the table:
| № | Type of material | Properties |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oak | A very durable material with an interesting structure. Suitable for wall decoration in bathrooms and kitchens. Creates a unique atmosphere of comfort. |
| 2 | Pine and other conifers | When heated, they emit resin; they are not suitable for decorating rooms with elevated temperatures. The best option for bedrooms and children's rooms, as they emit phytoncides, which have a beneficial effect on the human respiratory system. |
| 3 | Ash | Afraid of high humidity, not suitable for use in the bathroom and kitchen. |
| 4 | Maple | With additional processing, it is able to imitate valuable wood species. |
How to decorate the walls in a wooden house is up to everyone. When choosing the most suitable wall cladding option, it is important to take into account the properties of the finishing material and the degree of shrinkage of the house.
Installation of lining
It is the most demanded material that is suitable for interior and exterior decoration. Raw materials of various shapes are made from different types of wood. When choosing impregnations, it is necessary to take into account where the products will be used, from the inside or outside.
For interior wall decoration in a wooden house, you should not take material thicker than 2 cm, since with an increase in thickness, the load on the walls increases and the cost rises.
The quality of the lining and the presence of defects on an area of 1.5 sq. m.
- class C may have contrasting spots and stripes on the surface, the standard allows the presence of 2 knots and resin spots, with a cross section of up to 5 cm;
- class B allows for contrasting spots, 4 knots and 2 resin pockets;
- class A can have 1 surface crack and 1 knot;
- extra class has the highest quality, does not allow for defects.
The lining is mounted on a pre-fabricated frame. In the intervals between the crate, communications are laid and, if necessary, the space under the frame is insulated.
The lining brought from the store should lie for several days in the room in which it will be installed.
During installation work, it must be borne in mind that the tree breathes and changes shape throughout the entire period of operation. To avoid deformation, you need to correctly calculate the clearances during installation. Do not nail the finishing material close to the ceiling and floor, leave expansion gaps of 20-40 mm.
The planks are fastened with the help of hidden fasteners of the cleats or open ones, by hammering nails or screwing screws at an angle into the spike so that the next board overlaps the fastener so that it is not visible.
To avoid deformation, they purchase chamber drying lining. Wood with a moisture content of more than 8% will gradually dry out. Gaps are formed between the trim elements. To rectify the situation, you will have to shift all the finishing.
House block assembly
House lining block is mounted on a wooden lathing. All wood must be pre-treated against rotting and damage by insects.
Step-by-step instruction:
- The boards and places of wood cuts are treated with antibacterial impregnations.
- The frame is mounted strictly according to the level.
- The panels begin to be fixed from below. The first board is fixed strictly in the horizontal plane; the general appearance of the finish will depend on its location.
- Clips or self-tapping screws located at a distance of 400 mm from each other are used as fasteners. Self-tapping screws are drilled at an angle into the spike so that the next bar overlaps the fastener.
- At the corners and joints, the house block is connected to each other using a special corner and a docking bar. They allow you to hide all the irregularities.
When finishing a wooden house from the inside, the planks are placed with the groove up so that the fasteners are invisible. For outdoor decoration, the board is installed with the groove down to prevent rainwater from entering.
Plasterboard installation
The walls in a wooden house are trimmed with plasterboard only when it is required to hide significant surface defects. This material completely changes the interior of the room.
Drywall is attached to the crate. Installation is possible only after the building has completely shrunk, otherwise the gypsum will crack when the base moves.
Sometimes a floating frame is mounted, which does not undergo movement during shrinkage, which means that the quality of drywall will not be compromised.
For a new house from a bar, it is impractical to do such a finish, since it will hide the natural material.
Installation of wall panels
The walls inside the house, lined with panels, look very nice. On sale there are many options for different textures and colors, so it will not be difficult to choose a material suitable for the interior of the room.
Walls finished with panels that imitate leather or stone will look harmonious in the fireplace area. We sheathe wall panels on a pre-installed crate, it is better to make it floating in order to avoid deformation of the material.
Features of bathroom decoration
Most often in the bathroom, in order to properly sheathe the walls, a combination of several materials is used. Areas that are prone to splashing are tiled, and the main area with wood.
To protect the walls in the bathroom in a wooden house from mold, before installing the frame for finishing, a dense plastic wrap is attached to the surface using a stapler.
Ideas for decorating walls in a wooden house can be gleaned from the video.
This technology leads to a greenhouse effect, therefore it is necessary to provide for high-quality ventilation of the room.
Painting
Over time, under the influence of the aggressive influences of the external environment, the wood undergoes aging. To protect the surface and extend the service life, the material is painted or varnished.
Paints and antiseptics for wood coating and their characteristics are presented in the table:
| № | Paints and antiseptics | Properties |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glazing antiseptics | Contributes to the preservation of the quality of the wood and emphasizes its structure. They have a service life of 5 years. |
| 2 | Covering antiseptics | They have an opaque structure, hide the texture of wood, but retain its relief. The service life is 7 years. |
| 3 | Acrylic paints | Elastic and breathable, practically do not fade in the sun, resistant to negative atmospheric influences. |
| 4 | Oil paints | They are well absorbed into wood, protecting it from moisture. The service life of such a coating is 4-5 years, gradually fade, crack, do not breathe. When repaired again, you need to either completely remove the old coating, or paint on top with oil paint. They are rarely used. |
Preparation for painting
Painting is carried out on a clean, prepared dry surface.
How to prepare walls for painting:
- clean the surface from dust with a brush;
- remove the old coating;
- mold and stains are cleaned or removed using special means;
- resin stains are cleaned with a spatula, then the area is varnished;
- metal elements are opened with anti-corrosion compounds and primed.
A prerequisite is to cover with 2 layers of antiseptic before painting. The next layer is applied after the previous one has dried. Drying time for 2 layers is a week.
DIY painting
Painting a wooden house from a spray bottle. Rules for painting a wooden house:
- Antiseptic coating and staining is carried out in the longitudinal direction.
- To make the color uniform, add a color scheme to the primer to match the color of the paint.
- At the ends, paint and antiseptic are applied in a thicker layer.
- The old house is painted with paint on the same basis with which it was covered earlier.
The optimal conditions for outdoor work are warm, calm weather. If painted in heat, the coating will dry too quickly, which can lead to cracking.
To create comfort and home coziness, you need to choose natural, natural, breathable materials. In order for the finish to last a long time, the peculiarities of the change in the shape of the wood with fluctuations in temperature and humidity are taken into account.
Wooden houses are very popular among the population, because they are distinguished by beauty, environmental friendliness and a kind of grace. Inside, such a dwelling creates a warm and cozy atmosphere. If such a house is properly finished from the inside, then for many years several generations of residents will be able to live in comfort and beauty. Photos of examples of interior decoration of houses can be viewed in the presented selection.
When choosing materials for interior decoration of a wooden house, you should pay attention to many factors. Houses that are only inhabited in summer and all-season buildings require different materials. If the house is being built for living only in the warm months, then there is no need for any additional insulation materials. In this case, varnish, stain or special tinting is enough for wood processing.
The good thing about a wooden house is that it retains its unique microclimate. The materials used for interior decoration should not adversely affect the temperature and humidity indicators. The optimal finish for such a house should be suitable in composition to the wood, that is, be safe and environmentally friendly.
Log in the interior of a wooden house The coefficients of the main material of the house and the decoration should also be taken into account, since the difference in temperature and humidity can expand or contract the materials. It is undesirable to build humid rooms with strong heating from a coniferous massif. In such a microclimate, resin actively begins to stand out. When decorating different rooms in the house, you should take into account the characteristics of the room, but keep the general theme.
Features of using drywall
It is recommended to use drywall as a finish if you need to eliminate any defects: smooth uneven walls or close communications. Interior partitions are made of drywall, and ceilings are also trimmed with them. If it is required to finish a room with high humidity, then it is recommended to use moisture-resistant materials, and if the temperature is elevated, then fire-resistant coatings will be required. Under the drywall, a lathing made of timber is usually installed. A structure made of a metal profile is not suitable for wooden houses.
Lining
Although lining has been used in construction for a long time, now there are new, modern types of this material. The photo shows that it looks very aesthetically pleasing and is easy to assemble. The lamellas are interconnected with the help of special fasteners, which allow you to create a perfectly flat, beautiful surface. Clapboard cladding is suitable for a bathroom, kitchen, veranda, that is, for rooms where it is always humid.
The lining has the following advantages:
- environmental friendliness;
- ease of installation;
- a wide palette of all kinds of colors and shades;
- a large selection of varieties.
The disadvantages of this material include too high a price and the fact that it needs careful maintenance. Before you start sheathing the walls with clapboard, you need to install a lathing from a bar. The lamellas are thoroughly cleaned and dried beforehand. If there are stains, then they are removed with ammonia or hydrogen peroxide. The final stage is varnishing the lining, sanding and another varnishing.
Block house
Recently, a new type of lining - block house - has gained great popularity all over the world. The use of this material for cladding the walls of a wooden house allows you to preserve the unique microclimate of the room. The block house is made of high quality wood and surpasses natural wood in its characteristics and performance indicators. Even after a few years, the finish looks brand new.
The main advantages of a block house:
- mechanical strength;
- environmental friendliness;
- aesthetic appearance;
- light weight;
- ease of assembly.
The material resembles natural wood in texture and is highly decorative. The photo shows the quality and aesthetics of the block house. For interior decoration, lamellas with a thickness of no more than 25 mm are suitable. It is undesirable to use thicker lamellas, since increased strength of the lathing from the bar will be required. This, in turn, will lead to a decrease in the free space in the room. The disadvantages of the material include too low vapor permeability and increased flammability.
When calculating the required amount of material, you always need to add 10% to the stock. If suddenly there are not enough lamellas, then you will have to buy from another batch, which may differ slightly in color. After leaving the warehouse, the material must lie in the room for two days in order to reach room temperature.
Block house wall decoration Stages of work when finishing with a block house:
- the material is mounted on a crate of a bar, every 50 cm;
- the distance between the bars is laid out with insulation. In this way, heat and sound insulation is preserved;
- individual boards of the block house are easily interconnected with the help of protrusions located on their surface, this can be seen in the photo;
- on top, the material is varnished, which should be periodically renewed.
Clean log house
If you wish, you can make the interior decoration of the house using a clean log house. This will preserve the natural style of the room, providing the unique aroma of fresh wood. In recent years, this type of finish has become increasingly popular due to its environmental friendliness, beauty and durability.
A clean log house requires regular maintenance: renewing the coating, removing dust and dirt. After five years, additional sanding and varnishing of the surface will be required.
Profiled timber as a finish for a wooden house The disadvantages of this type of finish include high flammability and the possibility of decay. Also, a clean log house will not be able to hide the imperfections of the walls, which are formed over time from moisture, temperature changes and shrinkage.
Plaster
Plaster in wooden houses is only suitable as a decorative coating for some areas. It will be correct to finish with textured types of material.
The advantages of this type of material, they can be seen in the photo:
- quickly smoothes surfaces;
- retains its original properties for a long time;
- very resistant to various mechanical influences;
- does not need careful care;
- dirt is not absorbed;
- large palette of colors and textures.
The price of the material in stores is quite high. Moreover, the finishing with putty needs to be renewed every five years due to the shrinkage of the wooden house. If this is not scary, then the decoration can be done with plaster.
Painting
This option for finishing a private house is suitable for smooth surfaces without any flaws. Beforehand, it is required to carefully grind and tint the surface of the walls. The existing small defects of the seams are hidden with a special cord. It also serves as an insulating element.
By painting the surfaces of a wood house, you can bring out the natural beauty and style. For wall surfaces and ceilings, both a colored antiseptic and water-based paint are suitable. Such processing creates aesthetics and allows the substrate to breathe.
What is good for a colored antiseptic:
- protection against fungal diseases and mold;
- preservation of the structure of the tree and the natural texture of the log house;
- aesthetic appearance;
- the natural patterns on the wood stand out, creating a decorative tone.
First, the surfaces are treated with a colorless antiseptic, and then covered with a tinting solution. Any color intensity can be achieved if desired. It depends on how many layers to apply. In modern stores, you can choose a tinting composition of a wide variety of shades. The types of coatings have different textures - from glossy to silky matte. The choice of staining, as shown in the photo, will help create an individual style of the room.
Panels
This is a fairly popular type of decoration that helps to emphasize the unique style of the interior. The choice of materials is very large, so that everyone can choose them according to their taste and for different styles. Modern panels are made of laminated, veneered MDF, which imitates the patterns not only of wood, but also of leather, bamboo, and plaster.
Why wall panels are good:
- convenient installation;
- good heat and sound insulation;
- stylish appearance.
The panels are selected according to size on a case-by-case basis. First, you need to install a fixed lathing from a bar. It is very easy to mount the elements, for this they use the tongue and groove system. After the end of the work, an even coating without seams is obtained, which is suitable for the interior of any room.
Wall decoration with panels Choosing a floor surface
Choosing a floor covering for a wooden house should be done with great care, because it should be distinguished by essential strength and reliability. Natural boards on the floor will accentuate the style of the room and complement it harmoniously. In order to protect the boards from moisture and pathogenic microorganisms, they are covered with varnish and antiseptic.
Laminate flooring will decorate the room, creating a unique style. This coating is applied very quickly. The laminate looks quite natural, it is characterized by the structure of natural wood. It does not require much maintenance and is durable enough.
Laminate flooring Experts assure that it is necessary to use thermal insulation in a private house. A special insulating material is placed on the sub-floor before finishing. Insulation can be mineral wool, foil insulators or special bulk materials, such as those shown in the photo. Thermal insulation is laid out between the beams. The insulated sub-floor should not come into contact with the finish. There must be a gap of at least two centimeters between them.
How to finish the ceiling
For home decoration, how the ceiling surface is processed is of great importance. With the help of various materials, you can visually enlarge the room, make it more spacious and comfortable.
The coffered type finish is gaining more and more popularity among buyers. Thanks to the combination of wooden beams and decorative inserts, it looks very beautiful and unusual. You can also use painting on the ceiling. This option is more suitable for the ethno style.
The ceiling in a wooden structure, if desired, can also be trimmed with clapboard. With its help, a flat surface is created, and, thanks to the various textures and shades of the material, the completed ceiling will stand out against the background of the wall cladding.
Those who prefer a loft or country style interior may not have to finish the ceiling at all. Natural wood with natural chips, cracks and patterns will look very natural in such interiors, and the original beauty of the material will be preserved.
In the presented photo you can see the Scandinavian style of housing design. It is distinguished by its stylish laconic design. This style is characterized by the use of natural wood materials, both for the construction of the building and for its decoration. Such a house will be distinguished by its individuality.
When decorating the ceiling in a room where it is often humid, the choice of materials should be taken especially seriously. It is undesirable to use only wood in this case, as it can rot over time. In premises such as a kitchen, bathroom, toilet, it is best to use stretch ceilings. The PVC cover will reliably protect the tree from moisture and steam. It has a varied palette of colors and textures and ultimately looks stylish and in the spirit of the times.
Most suitable ceiling materials:
- stretch coverings;
- laminate;
- veneered panels.
How to sheathe the walls
When decorating a wooden house, wall cladding is started after the installation of communications and electrical wiring is completed. First, the surfaces must be checked with a level and make sure they are level. If there are irregularities, it is necessary to mount the frame or lathing for laying. When installing a batten from a bar between the slats, it is required to leave a space of 40 to 70 centimeters. It is filled with insulating material.
Having fixed the insulation, they begin to trim it clean. A variety of modern materials can be used for it. Everyone makes the choice of a surface, based both on their individual preferences and on the stylistic solution of the interior of the room, which can be seen in the photo. Lining and other materials imitating timber are very popular.
When using a lining that imitates a bar, the room will acquire an original style, warmth and comfort. Before laying, it is imperative to make sure that there are no material defects: chips, damage and knots. After laying, the surface is treated with a special putty, sanded, covered with stain and varnish.
Choosing between a matte or glossy finish, experts advise purchasing a semi-matte finish.
The fact is that glossy compositions acquire an unpleasant unnatural shine after a short time.
Asking the question of which finishing material is the best for covering walls, we can say that this is a natural log house. Of course, first it needs to be sanded, tinted, and then applied with an antiseptic or water-based paint to protect the tree from various external damage. Any materials on a natural wood base are also suitable. Cork is one of the modern stylish materials, but it has a significant drawback - a high price. If money isn't an issue, cork can be a great option.
Stages of finishing a wooden house from the inside:
- caulk;
- finish the walls in the final version;
- sheathe the ceiling;
- lay the flooring;
- treat with wood stain;
- paint.
Before finishing work, the walls must be treated with fire and bioprotective compounds. They serve to protect wooden surfaces from various external influences: moisture, fire, steam, bugs.
Having conceived to build a wooden house, the owners often puzzle over how to hide communications in the walls. Since the walls can neither be ditched nor used with concrete screeds, the communications are hidden under the finishing coatings. You need to try to choose the finish so that it looks beautiful, stylish, modern and fits perfectly with the intended interior.
A modern wooden house is an excellent choice for a comfortable family stay. To preserve it for a long time, it is necessary to choose and execute the interior decoration of the premises correctly, while maintaining environmental friendliness, naturalness, style and beauty.
Today, the construction of wooden houses, and in particular houses from rounded logs and wild logs, is again at the peak of popularity. And even despite the rather high cost and long construction period, such houses can be seen more and more often outside the city. If earlier wooden houses were built practically without any decoration, today, thanks to the development of technologies and the emergence of new materials, the decoration of a log house is becoming the norm. The interior and exterior of the log house is being finished, while everyone decides for himself how the house will look after that. Will the natural appeal of wood be preserved or the logs will be completely hidden under artificial materials.
Features of finishing a log house
Decorating a log house has a number of features, many of which are often overlooked when decorating a log house with your own hands. Such miscalculations can ultimately lead to dampness of the wood and its rotting, the appearance of fungi, mold. To finish the walls of a log house correctly, the following requirements must be met.
At first, all finishing works are done after the house has shrunk... In this case, it is necessary to take into account which log the house is from. If made of cylindrical, then its shrinkage will be less due to preliminary drying. For a wild felling, the shrinkage period and force will be greater due to the natural moisture content of the wood. A newly built house is left unfinished for at least a year. During this time, the logs will sit down, and it will be possible to more accurately measure and further install windows, doors, as well as decorate the walls of the log house.
Secondly, it is extremely important when finishing to create the correct heat and vapor barrier. For proper vapor barrier, you must adhere to one simple rule - the vapor transmission capacity of each subsequent finish layer towards the street must be higher than that of the previous one. Violation of this rule will result in the appearance of mold, mildew and rotting of logs, and in addition, constant dampness in the house. A thermal insulation layer for the walls of the house may be required only in the case of finishing an old, already a little dilapidated house. A house made of new timber with a diameter of 26 cm has the same thermal conductivity as a house with one and a half meter thick brick walls. It will be better to correctly insulate floors, floors and roofs.
Thirdly, for decorating a house from a log choose natural materials... Despite the fact that modern building materials have a number of indisputable advantages, it is much better if the decoration of the walls of a log house is made of the same natural materials. The result will exceed any expectations, since natural materials are much better combined with each other than a combination of artificial and natural.
Finally, the following should be noted. Try to preserve and highlight the natural beauty of your home, rather than lining the walls with MDF or drywall sheets. Thus, turning a country house made of natural wood into the same gray apartment as in the city. The option of wall cladding can be justified only in one case, when the house made of wood is old and the tree has darkened and lost its warm natural color.
Interior decoration of a log house
Wooden houses, and especially log houses, due to the natural color of the wood, have a beautiful interior, which is desirable to preserve. Therefore, when planning the interior decoration of a log house, it is necessary to carefully consider every detail. What the interior will be like is discussed and planned at the stage of creating a house project. During the interior decoration, it is enough just to bring everything to life. The finishing of a log house begins after the arrangement of water supply and sewerage.
Ceiling
We start the interior decoration of the house from the ceiling. This is dictated by the fact that during finishing it is possible to stain or damage the surface of walls and floors, and redoing is more difficult than doing it again. Ceiling finishing works are somewhat more difficult in comparison with walls and floors due to the inconvenience of applying and fixing materials. But with a certain skill, everything can be done in the shortest possible time.
The ceiling in a log house is made of beams and planks. It is from this that you will have to build on when finishing it. In a way, this makes the task quite easy. In the space between the beams, you can lay insulation, electrical wiring, and on top of the beams themselves, fix sheets of gypsum board, plywood, sheathe with clapboard or make a stretch ceiling, or just sand the tree and cover it with transparent varnish. Consider the options for finishing the ceiling, most organically combined with log walls. This is a lining of the ceiling with clapboard, veneer panels and varnishing or painting.
Ceiling clapboard is made quite simply. This is facilitated by the fact that wooden beams are used in the floors of the house, to which the lining will be attached. The lining strips relative to the walls of the room can be installed both diagonally and directly, or by combining these two methods. The strips themselves are attached with nails or self-tapping screws, which are placed in the sweep in the grooves of the strips. And also with the help of clamps, which is much more convenient. We start creating a ceiling from lining with laying and fixing insulating materials, if any, and laying electrical wiring. Then we proceed to fastening the strips. It should be noted that when installing the lining, it is required to leave a small ventilation gap of 5 mm near the walls. On the first plank, carefully cut the thorn, set it in place and fix it in one of the above ways. We install all subsequent planks with a spike in the groove of the previous one, finish it carefully with a mallet and fix it in place. At the end, we grind the surface and open it with varnish.
They are one of the most expensive finishing options. The ceiling trimmed by them will look impressive, showing by its appearance the wealth and good taste of the owners. Installation of panels is not particularly difficult due to the thorn-groove fastening. In fact, their installation resembles the installation of lining. The difference lies in the need to create a frame to which the panels will be attached, but this is only if there is a need to hide the floor beams. Alternatively, such panels can be placed between the beams.
The most simple and at the same time attractive will look transparent ceiling... Of course, surface preparation will take a lot of effort. Since you will have to carefully grind and varnish every centimeter, but as a result you can always admire the natural beauty of wood. To speed up the sanding process, you will have to use a special tool and several types of sandpaper of various grain sizes. Initially, sanding is carried out with coarse-grained sandpaper, and at the end - with fine-grain paper. This is done in order to first remove the peeled pieces of wood, and at the end to make the surface of the wood smooth, without any roughness.
Important! After sanding, the surface of the wood must be impregnated with protective compounds - fire retardants and antiseptics. This applies not only to the ceiling, but to all parts of the house.
Another unpopular, but at the same time excellent option for finishing the ceiling is its painting... There is only one clarification to be made. Paints must have high vapor permeability, that is, "breathe". Therefore, any acrylic, silicone and similar paints cannot be used. The best option would be to use lime and water-based paints, or it can be a simple whitewash.
Walls
The next after finishing the ceiling will be the finishing of the walls. As has been noted more than once, the log house has its own atmosphere and the wall decoration must be approached in a special way. The best option would be grinding and covering the walls with special compounds and caulking with a decorative rope. Simply put, preserving and emphasizing the natural beauty of wood. But in some cases, the log house is covered with plasterboard, MDF, tiles and other similar materials.
Grinding and caulking walls carried out both inside and outside the house. For grinding, a special tool and several types of sandpaper are used. If such work has to be done independently for the first time, then it will not be superfluous to practice on the preparation and then proceed to the main work. Then the surface of the wood is treated with special compounds that allow you to preserve the natural color of the wood and protect it from the effects of negative factors.
Caulking the joints of the logs is a required type of work, but using decorative materials you can make the walls of the house more attractive. To carry out the work, you will need a special tool - a caulk and a hammer. If you have already performed such work when building a house, then decorating with caulking will not cause any special problems. Otherwise, you have to practice a little.
Sheathing a log house with plasterboard, MDF and wall panels are used to hide electrical wiring or create a flat surface for tiles or other cladding material. And also to protect the walls from the logs from the negative effects of moisture. This finish is advisable in the kitchen, bathroom or toilet. For living quarters, living rooms, corridors and hallways, it will be better to preserve the natural beauty of the tree, in extreme cases it can be sheathed with clapboard. Before sheathing a log house with sheets of drywall, MDF or wall panels, it is necessary to create a reliable frame to which the sheets will be attached. For these purposes, you can use either wooden slats or a metal profile. The vertical slats of the frame are installed with a step of 600 mm. The transverse planks are placed so that in one row the plank is at the level of 75 cm from the floor, and in the next row it is 75 cm below the ceiling. This is done so that the fixed sheets are staggered. The frame itself is attached at the points of contact with the logs using self-tapping screws. Further work consists in sheathing with sheets, which, if necessary, are trimmed and attached to the frame with self-tapping screws. The final finishing of the walls sheathed in this way can be done with tiles, wallpaper, decorative plaster or otherwise.
Important! When cladding the walls of a house, very often insulation and vapor barrier are placed in the free space. This has dire consequences for log walls. Therefore, it is better to leave an air gap, and lay the vapor barrier layer from the outside.
Separately, it should be highlighted painting walls... As in the case of the ceiling, you can use natural paints - lime and water-based paints. This will allow the walls of the house to "breathe" and keep them from mold and mildew. The only drawback is that after a while you will have to update the places of paint chips, since the house will sit down for a while.
Floor
The completion of the interior decoration of the log house is the creation of the floor and the installation of the floor covering. For the most part, the floor has already been created. Floor beams, sub-floor and joists were laid at the stage of building the house. It remains only to bring what has been started to the end. The construction of the floor of a log house is known in advance, so there will be no particular difficulties when choosing a floor covering. In such houses, a wooden floor is created on logs, which means that the topcoat can be parquet, solid board, carpet, linoleum, vinyl.
Which of the following will be installed depends on the choice of the owners and the purpose of the premises. In any case, you will have to do some work to create the floor. Firstly, this is the creation of the lower sub-floor, laying the waterproofing layer and insulation in the space between the logs. Secondly, laying the sub-floor boards. And only after that you can start creating the topcoat. If floor will solid board, then you can lay it directly on the sub-floor boards. The process of flooring itself is carried out as follows. A spike is cut off at the first board, then it is laid against the wall. Several 2.5 cm thick spacers are installed between the wall and the board, which are removed after the floor boards have been laid. We fix the board itself with self-tapping screws in a secret, for which we drill holes in advance. We lay the subsequent boards with a thorn in the groove of the previous one. For reliable fastening, we finish off with a mallet along the entire length and then fix it with a self-tapping screw to the logs. In this case, it is necessary to remember about the 2.5 cm gap between the boards and the wall, in the future it will act as a ventilation hole.
After laying the boards, their surface polished and opened with varnish... We install a plinth around the perimeter of the room.
Parquet laying is somewhat similar to laying a solid board - similarity in the thorn-groove system. The difference is that this work is very painstaking and time-consuming, and an absolutely flat surface is required under the parquet, and the planks themselves can be laid on glue. To create a parquet floor, we first set up a finishing backing of moisture-resistant plywood over the sub-floor. We lay the plywood sheets apart and fix them with self-tapping screws. Further work will include laying and fixing parquet planks. Finally, the surface is sanded and varnished.
Laying floor coverings such as linoleum and carpet is not particularly difficult. The main thing when creating them is to provide a flat surface. This can be done, as is the case with parquet, using plywood sheets.
The finishing works of the log house, in addition to the interior, include the facade of the building. In this case, the walls and basement are finished. If everything is quite simple with the plinth, you can plaster it, overlay it with clinker tiles or decorative stone. Then the walls of a log house will require a special approach.
The simplest option for such a house is grinding logs, decorative caulk and coating the surface with special compounds that preserve the natural color of the wood and protect the logs. But quite often, especially with old log houses, this is difficult to do. That's why sheathed the log house with siding, clapboard, make a simple curtain facade with metal or plastic panels.
As already noted, in order to keep the logs from rot, fungus and mold, they are treated with special substances. In addition, the rule of vapor barrier must be observed. With the first condition, everything is simple, but the second must be taken into account when sheathing a log house with siding, creating a curtain facade or sheathing with other materials.
Before sheathing a log house with siding, you will have to take care of ventilation and vapor barrier of the walls of the house. To do this, we fill the walls with distance strips that will provide ventilation. We take the strips with a thickness of 10 - 15 mm and install them with a step of 50 cm, we use self-tapping screws as fasteners. Now, on top of the spacers, we lay a layer of vapor barrier, which we fix with thin wooden slats.
The next stage is wall insulation of a log house... But here we must turn to the performance characteristics of wood, namely thermal conductivity. As a result, it may turn out that the layer of insulation will be completely out of place.
If you decide to insulate the house, then we create a sheathing frame for siding panels, between which we lay insulation, and on top of a wind shield. For the frame, we use wooden blocks equal in thickness to the thickness of the insulation, and with the help of self-tapping screws we fix them on the previously installed strips.
It remains to mount the siding panel in place. We carry out all work from the bottom up. First, we install the initial profile, fix it with nails or self-tapping screws. Further work will be similar to the assembly of the constructor, since the subsequent panels are inserted into the previous one and fixed to the crate. It is necessary to pay special attention to corners, door and window openings. For them, siding of a certain shape is used, and you should remember this during installation.
The interior and exterior decoration of a log house is a matter that must be approached with great care. And the point is not even that some types of finishing work are complicated, but that wood itself is a beautiful finishing material. And the main task when decorating a house from a log is, if possible, to preserve and emphasize the natural beauty of the tree.
A private house built of wood cannot always be considered a complete structure, since in many cases it requires external and internal wall decoration. There are many different options, but not all of them are suitable for cladding this kind of building. In this article we will look at how you can sheathe a wooden house inside and out and how best to do it yourself.
When you need to sheathe a wooden house
To begin with, it is worth highlighting those buildings that initially do not make sense to somehow sheathe the outside, and even more so to do insulation. Whichever finishing option you choose, it will not be cheap, and therefore impractical for wooden houses of summer or periodical residence. As for finishing the home from the inside, it is more a matter of design and the wishes of the homeowner than a necessity. After all, wooden walls made of timber or rounded logs always look attractive.
Now we will give cases when wooden houses are cladding from the outside:
- there is a solid and strong log house, but old enough, which is why the appearance of the building leaves much to be desired;
- frame buildings made of wood must be veneered in any case on both sides, this is their design;
- if a wooden house built from a bar or log needs additional protection and wall insulation.
Often there are log houses that have stood for more than 50 years and are ready to serve the same amount. Additional cladding from the street will not only allow you to change the appearance of the home for the better, but also protect the wood from precipitation and in this way extend its service life. The same protection will not interfere with walls in need of insulation. Since it is customary to carry out thermal insulation outside, and not inside a wooden house, the insulation must be hidden behind a hydro-barrier and revetted, which will be discussed below.
Advice. The exterior decoration of a newly built wooden house is carried out after 1 year. The shrinkage of buildings of this type is quite significant, as a result of which the external design of the finished walls may suffer and everything will have to be redone.
Materials for exterior and interior decoration
Despite the wide selection of facing materials, their list for wooden houses is somewhat limited for various reasons. For example, it is relatively inexpensive to decorate a house with plaster, but this method is only suitable for frame buildings, sheathed from the outside with OSB sheets, as shown in the diagram below. Plastering a log cabin or a dwelling from a bar will be problematic.
As you can see in the diagram, the basic mineral wool insulation located inside the wall is supplemented with a layer of polystyrene or expanded polystyrene attached to the OSB plywood sheathing sheets. And after that, tinted decorative plaster is applied. But such a facade finish is a rarity for a wooden house, the following materials for external cladding are more common:
- vinyl siding;
- wood siding, the so-called block house;
- lining;
- complex system "ventilated facade".
For reference. It is cheaper and faster to sheathe the walls of the house with painted corrugated board, this practice also takes place. But at the same time, the design of the building looks completely cheap and resembles a production building. In addition, the corrugated board quickly fade in the sun and loses color. Unless you get an expensive material coated with a pattern, as in the photo:
Vinyl siding is a very popular material, it is relatively inexpensive and retains its appearance for a long time, moreover, with its help it is quite possible to sheathe a wooden house on your own. It will be more expensive to decorate the walls with another siding - an imitation of a bar and a rounded log called "block house".
This is a very attractive and pretty material, but it requires maintenance, like a regular lining made of wood.
If we talk about what is the best way to sheathe a wooden house without reference to the cost of materials, then the “ventilated facade” system is beyond competition. It is a frame made of galvanized profiles, inside of which insulation is attached, and outside - finishing elements. Moreover, the latter can look like siding, brick or natural stone - to choose from. True, the system can hardly be called cheap, and not every homeowner can handle the installation.
It is easier to solve the problem than to decorate the walls of a wooden house from the inside. For this purpose, the following are most often used:
- ordinary and moisture resistant drywall;
- OSB particle sheets;
- ordinary sheathing boards - lining.
Drywall and OSB are an excellent basis for any finishing layer - various wallpapers, tiles and other materials. Moisture-resistant gypsum boards are perfect for the inner lining of the bathroom, and the lining is for the bath built into the house. OSB boards are not used very often inside buildings, since drywall is much more environmentally friendly.
A few words about the insulation used. It is common knowledge that houses built of wood must "breathe". This means that the material of the walls is transparent to vapors, due to which moisture from the inside of the premises is removed to the outside, passing through the wood. If a vapor-tight barrier is placed in their way, then moisture will condense in front of it, which will lead to the gradual destruction of the fence. Therefore, it is not recommended to use moisture-repellent polymers such as penoplex or penofol.
The best solution for insulation when decorating a wooden house is mineral or basalt wool. It is vapor-permeable and absolutely not subject to combustion.
An exception to the rule is a frame building, where the mineral wool layer is part of the enclosing structure, and there is no main wall. Here, the insulation is protected from vapor penetration by a film on the one hand and waterproofing on the other, as shown in the diagram:
Sheathing a wooden house with siding
This exterior decoration of the house can be carried out with or without insulation, if necessary. But in any case, it is necessary to provide an air gap for ventilation between the vinyl siding and the wall. Its task is to remove moisture that enters from the outside on a diffusion membrane, which plays the role of a hydro and wind barrier. This is why vinyl siding sheets do not attach directly to walls, no matter how flat. First, it is necessary to assemble the lathing from wooden beams, less often from galvanized profiles.
Advice. Before sheathing an old chopped house, you should thoroughly dig in the cracks between the logs, using natural materials for this - felt, tow or moss.
The width of the lathing bars for external finishing without insulation should be from 3 to 5 cm in order to provide an air gap. The interval between the slats is 40-50 cm. But first of all, a diffusion membrane is laid, it is capable of letting in vapors, but reflecting water. Membrane sheets are laid horizontally, starting from the bottom, with an overlap of 10 cm and gluing at the joints with tape. After that, it is pressed with bars or lathing profiles, installed vertically.
Note. If you plan to install vertical siding, then the beams should be fixed horizontally. They should be pretreated with an antiseptic composition.
Also, lathing strips frame all openings - windows and entrance doors. At the same time, it is better to nail wooden elements to the wall, and not screw them on with self-tapping screws. The latter do not allow structures to move during shrinkage or thermal expansion. An important point: the surfaces of all the bars must be strictly vertical and aligned in one plane. Now you can start installing the siding using the starter and other types of planks shown in the figure:
When adjusting the siding, it is important to take into account its thermal elongation, so the ends of the vinyl strips should not rest against the slots of the corner strips on the sides (meaning horizontal installation). The strips must be cut off and inserted between the strips with a gap of 3-5 mm, and the nails must not be driven in until they stop. For this, oval holes are made in the siding so that the strip can move a little. By the way, the installation is carried out from the starting bar - from the bottom up.
When the length of 1 strip is not enough for sheathing the entire wall of a wooden house, then you need to put one or more connecting strips, placing them as aesthetically as possible. Although siding is allowed to be laid with an overlap (without a plank), such a connection looks unpleasant, and therefore it is worth using it as a last resort. Well, there are special vinyl strips for framing windows and doors.
If it is decided to combine the finishing process with insulation, then the installation of heat-insulating material is also part of the work procedure. Given its thickness (not less than 100 mm, and in the northern regions and all 150 mm), it is necessary to take bars for the lathing of the corresponding width. Moreover, the membrane is not applied immediately to the wall, but already on top of the insulation. It is fastened by hammering on top of the strips of a counter lattice with a thickness of 30 mm. Further work is carried out in the same way as described above.
Decorating a wooden house with a block house
In essence, a block house for cladding a house is the same siding, only made of wood, and the algorithm for carrying out the work is the same.
True, there are a number of differences that we will focus your attention on:
- there are no starter, corner or connector bars here. All joints will have to be faced from the outside with shaped elements made of wood;
- block house strips are cut strictly to size, and when forming inner and outer corners, the material is cut at an angle of 45 ° for joining;
- the canvases are fastened from bottom to top on nails or special clamps. True, the latter tend to unbend and the stripes may fall out over time;
- when the board is oriented horizontally, it is better to install with the spike up and with the groove down.
One of the most difficult knots is the adjoining of the cladding in the form of an inner corner. Of course, you can ignore the resulting gap and sheathe the corner with a shaped element. But in order for the cladding of a wooden house block house, made by hand, to be of high quality, it is worth cutting out an arched cutout in the adjoining part, as shown in the photo:
At the end, an antiseptic primer is applied to the finished surface, after which it is finished with several layers of varnish or paint.
Interior decoration with clapboard
This is one of the most popular methods of cladding private wooden houses from the inside, used in almost all rooms, and especially in the steam room. At the moment, there are several types of lining on sale:
- classic;
- block house;
- softline;
- landhouse;
- American.
The technology of wall cladding inside the house is the same for all types, and work begins with the installation of a vapor barrier made of film and installation of the lathing. The film is laid out with an overlap of 10 to 15 cm, after which the joints should be carefully glued with double-sided or ordinary tape. From above, it is pressed against the wall with battens, the thickness of which is 20 mm. The slats are nailed to the wall vertically (with horizontal installation of the cladding) at intervals of 40-50 cm.
Important. All battens of the lathing should be brought out in one vertical plane by means of various shims or mounting wedges.
The first board is fixed with self-tapping screws at a distance of 40-50 mm from the floor, taking into account the subsequent installation of the plinth. All subsequent strips are most correctly fixed with the help of metal elements - clamps, put on the previous board and nailed to the lathing bars with carnations. It is not recommended to fasten the cladding by driving nails into the grooves of the lining.
As with the exterior cladding of a block house, all joints and corners should be revetted with shaped parts or a wooden skirting board. After that, it remains to treat the wood with an antiseptic and cover with several layers of varnish. A more detailed finishing technology is shown in the video:
Internal finishing with plasterboard
Drywall is an excellent material for rough finishing of any interior surfaces of a wooden house, including the ceiling. Also, moisture-resistant gypsum plasterboard is indispensable in rooms with high humidity - in bathrooms and dressing rooms. Subsequently, you can put tiles on it or apply liquid wallpaper. The technology here is simple: first, galvanized profiles are attached to the wall or ceiling so that their shelves are in the same plane. To strengthen the structure, jumpers from the same profiles are placed between the vertical profiles.
Sheets of drywall are screwed to the shelves of the profiles with self-tapping screws so that their caps are flush with the surface of the gypsum board. The step between adjacent self-tapping screws is 10-15 cm. Where it is impossible to fasten a whole sheet, it is necessary to accurately measure and cut off a part of it. This is done with a sharpened knife or specialized tool. When the wall is completely sewn up, then the joints and the caps of the self-tapping screws must be leveled with a putty, which, after drying, should be wiped with sandpaper. At this point, the surface is ready for further cladding.
Conclusion
Thanks to the existing cladding materials, it is possible to give any wooden house a presentable appearance, and even "turn" it into stone with the help of external cladding. In addition, finishing will save wood longer and increase the life of the building as a whole. It will not be superfluous to insulate the house from the outside, as a result of which the cost of heating it will decrease.
Interior decoration of a wooden house is one of the integral components of construction work. The installation of internal surfaces is important not only from a practical point of view, but also for the entire design of the room. If you have certain skills, it is quite possible to carry out all the work with your own hands.
Features of finishing wooden surfaces are associated with the nature of the material itself: along with the unconditional environmental value, the ability to store heat, wood is highly susceptible to decay processes. It is negatively affected by temperature extremes, exposure to moisture and the activity of various microorganisms. All this is important to consider before starting the interior decoration of a wooden house.
The whole finishing process can be divided into 4 stages:
- Wall decoration - wood processing, removal of all cracks, irregularities and cladding.
- Finishing the ceiling of the house.
- Finishing the flooring.
- Creation of the interior design of the premises.
Each stage will be considered in detail and provided with examples of ready-made solutions and step-by-step instructions for work.
Decorating the walls of a wooden house: step by step instructions
Walls are one of the main sources of heat loss (up to 30% of the total). Accordingly, it is important not only to process the wooden floors themselves well, but also to install a layer of insulation, which is optimal for this case.
Treatment of wood material with an antiseptic
Before carrying out all the main work, it is important to carefully treat all internal and external wooden surfaces with a special antiseptic.
An antiseptic is a liquid agent that performs several functions at once:
- water-repellent properties help to protect the wood wall from moisture, which penetrates with precipitation, as well as from the air; this is especially true in coastal regions with a humid climate;
- protection against temperature extremes by creating an additional layer;
- protection against the action of microorganisms (mold, bacteria) due to disinfecting properties;
- additional protection against combustion (some products include special fire-fighting components);
- many antiseptics include various pigments, due to which the surface acquires a beautiful color after processing.
There are a lot of options for all kinds of antiseptics on the market, and in principle they can be divided into several groups:
- Manufactured on a water basis, they are mainly used for interior work, provided there is no constant contact of wood with moisture.
- Based on organic solvents, they are used both in external and internal works: they form a dense layer that does not allow moisture to pass through and has a detrimental effect on bacteria.
- Combined ones include fire-fighting components represented by special substances.
The treatment solution can be crayfish, paint, primer, and other agents. A description of their purpose and advantages are presented in the table.
scuba diving  |
prevent the development of bacteria and mold; colorless; do not give off odors, therefore they can be used indoors |
varnishes for wood  |
well protect from moisture due to the creation of a dense layer |
oils  |
they penetrate very deeply into the thickness of the wood, ensuring the protection of the inner layers; do not emit strong odors, can be used indoors |
paints  |
are used both as an independent agent and as an auxiliary one after processing with the main composition; paint wood in different colors |
| antiseptic primers |
universal products that are applied directly to raw wood |
waxes  |
viscous materials that are applied to prevent swelling and mechanical damage to wood |
In more detail about the rules for choosing a wood preservative:
An antiseptic is applied using a regular paint brush or spray, if the volume of work is quite large. When working with organic materials, it is best to wear safety glasses and a bandage.
In this case, you should take into account a few simple rules:
- Before applying the product, you should wipe the wood from dirt or mechanical deposits - but this is not done with water, but with a scraper and dry cloths.
- Processing goes from bottom to top (so that the product does not drip onto your hands).
- First of all, it is necessary to process non-uniform surfaces - with knots, cracks, as well as sections of cuts and ends of beams.
- Processing is carried out at a temperature not lower than + 10 ° C in dry weather (humidity should be no more than 75%).
- After processing, you need to leave the room to ventilate for at least 12 hours.
NOTE. Do not impregnate with an antiseptic if the wood is very damp or cold, since in this case it will not be able to saturate the material sufficiently.
Slit finishing
The next important stage in the interior decoration of a wooden house is sealing the cracks to ensure the complete tightness of the room.
You can choose different materials for this work:
- artificial polymer products: sealants, resins, polyurethane foam;
- traditional - flax, tow, moss;
- the most affordable option is a mixture of sawdust, shavings, wood dust with wood glue.
According to the technology of work, there are 2 finishing methods:
- Into a set - the material is first twisted into strips, then they are inserted into the slots and driven in.
- In a stretch - first, the cracks are filled with material, and then they are twisted and driven in.
The caulking technology is simple and consists of the following steps:
- The wall is cleaned of all irregularities, small protruding chips, fasteners using a grinder (this is done even at the stage of antiseptic processing).
- Then the material is inserted along the edges of the beams and hammered.
- The cracks are caulked with finer material, often with the help of a sealant or polyurethane foam.
Video - technology in action
You can also perform the so-called decorative caulking. It is more accurate and performed in new log houses, which are expected to undergo major renovations to create a beautiful interior. The technology is as follows:
NOTE. It is advisable to carry out such work immediately after the end of construction, since wooden beams give strong shrinkage in the first year.
Sheathing and wall insulation in a wooden house
This is the most time-consuming and very crucial stage, since its ability to keep the temperature in winter and how neat the appearance of the walls will be depends on the quality of insulation and decoration of the room.
The sequence of works is carried out according to the following technology:
- Laying a vapor barrier layer.
- Installation of a layer of insulation on a wooden or profiled frame.
- Installation of a protective layer from the wind.
- Interior surface finishing (block house, lining, drywall).
The corresponding sectional diagram of the wall is shown in the figure.
Vapor barrier
The following materials are used for vapor barrier (waterproofing):
- polyethylene;
- special mastics;
- membrane-based films are the best option, since they are capable of retaining moisture, but at the same time they allow air to pass through well, due to which the conditions for normal year-round ventilation are created in the house.
Insulation layer
Insulation materials are most often mounted on a wooden frame or metal (aluminum profiles).
Schematically, the methods of fastening the insulation using wooden beams are shown in the figure.
In the southern regions, it is possible not to use insulation, since wood itself stores heat enough. However, in most cases, the installation of such a layer is an absolutely integral part of the work on the interior decoration of the wall of a wooden house.
There are several popular insulation materials:
Video: Wall insulation technology using mineral wool and wooden profiles
Internal surface finish
Among the most popular materials that form the basis of interior wall decoration in a wooden house, the following stand out:
- drywall;
- lining;
- block house.
Drywall is a material that will provide a smooth inner surface, the ability to glue wallpaper or PVC panels to create a beautiful interior.
The undoubted advantages of this material include the following:
- it has high thermal insulation properties, which is especially important for regions with a Siberian, northern climate;
- drywall is a very malleable material, respectively, it is easy to work with it; in addition, you can provide almost any bends that will hide the irregularities of the main wall and create the basis for the original design of the house;
- moisture resistance - many types of this material have similar properties.
The disadvantages of the material include:
- fragility - you need to work carefully; in addition, when the house subsides, the sheet can often crack and tear the wallpaper or other finishing materials;
- drywall strongly retains moisture and does not allow the walls to "breathe";
- the material does not effectively protect the house from outside noise.
NOTE. Drywall does not hold well any weights that are supposed to be kept suspended (shelves). Therefore, if you choose it for decoration, you should think in advance about all the features of the interior interior and decide in advance on places for shelves, niches, etc.
Drywall comes in very handy when you need to make a false wall to create another small room. It is mounted very simply - on the basis of aluminum profiles.
Another popular material for interior decoration of the walls of a wooden house is lining.
It is the most environmentally friendly material, and at the same time, it is very affordable. The lining has other obvious advantages:
- it looks very beautiful and allows you to create an interesting interior;
- working with the lining is very simple - just treat the wood with wood stain and fix it on the pre-installed wooden profiles;
- the material is not capricious in care - it is easy to clean and has enough resistance to mechanical stress;
- perfectly "breathes" and does not clog the air of the room with artificial odors;
- the surface of the wall is neat, smooth, so you can start gluing wallpaper or installing PVC panels.
The only significant drawback of the lining is its rotting ability and high flammability. However, processing with the previously considered means significantly reduces such risks.
Solid pine clapboard
And another interesting material that has appeared relatively recently is block house. Basically it is a wooden board that has two different surfaces:
- front - convex, creating the effect of a log wall;
- the back is flat.
Since the material is woody, it has about the same pros and cons. However, it is distinguished by its great visual appeal - in fact, it already creates a unique country-style design by itself, which can be preserved in its original form.
Internal installation technology - on video.
Finishing the ceiling of a wooden house from the inside
Finishing work to insulate the inner surface of the ceiling and give it an attractive appearance is a very important stage, since heat loss through the roof is no less than through the walls (all the heat rises up).
In addition, it is important to ensure that the roof is completely watertight. If it is planned to equip a living room (attic) in the attic, accordingly, sufficient sound insulation and the strength of the floor should be provided.
Most often, environmentally friendly wood materials are selected for these purposes. They create pleasant, clean air at home, moreover, on their basis, you can create a lot of design options for every taste.
Woodworking
The use of wood cladding is the most natural and logical option in the case of interior decoration of a house made of wood. The material options are as follows (in order of increasing their service life):
- plywood;
- lining;
- conifers (spruce, pine, larch and others);
- more expensive massifs (beech, bast, ash, birch).
Structurally, there are 2 technologies:
The finishing methods are very simple, while the ability to attach them to the supporting beams allows you to complete all the work quite quickly. Some design options are presented in the video.
other methods
Of course, along with wood materials, there are other technologies for manufacturing the inner surface of the ceiling in a wooden house. The most common option is to create a stretch ceiling.
Along with the obvious advantages in terms of the possibility of creating your own design and high operational durability of the material, in the case of wooden houses, there are significant disadvantages:
- stretch ceilings do not allow air to pass through, therefore, to some extent, a greenhouse effect is created;
- profiles from stretch ceilings together with the canvas may deform somewhat as a result of the house subsidence.
NOTE. This problem is most likely for old houses with worn out foundations and roofs, as well as for newly built structures, which will inevitably shrink during the first years.
Finishing the flooring in a wooden house
The final stage of finishing work is associated with insulation and flooring of the floor surface.
In general, its structure does not fundamentally differ from the wall - it also contains insulation, a layer of waterproofing and the actual finishing material.
Several important requirements are imposed on the floor at once:
- he must constantly withstand heavy loads;
- keep the house warm;
- be perfectly flat;
- resistant to decay and mechanical damage.
Wooden floor
Structurally, the floor can be made in two options:
- wooden load-bearing beams with flooring;
- concrete floor with wood decking.
Both options have their pros and cons, and you need to choose based on the specific object. Concrete is durable, tightly blocks the access of insects and rodents to the house, moreover, it is very durable to prolonged mechanical stress and is not subject to decay.
At the same time, wood is not so durable, but it is warmer and does not heat up the house in hot weather. The best option in many cases is a concrete floor with a thick insulation layer and wooden flooring. In this case, an extremely reliable design with additional thermal insulation properties is obtained.
The technology for installing a wooden floor is simple:
NOTE. If the floor is mounted on the basis of wooden beams, then special attention should be paid to their treatment with an antiseptic. Better to do several approaches of 2-3 layers.
Concrete floor
In the case of the construction of a concrete floor, the material is poured in two options:
- directly on the ground (a pre-dug pit is reinforced with a layer of sand, crushed stone and gravel to provide additional protection and drainage);
- between the wooden joists passing under the house.
The concrete is reinforced, after which a layer of waterproofing is required, and then a wooden floor is laid using the same technology.
Interior design in a wooden house
The interior decoration of a wooden house should be carried out with preliminary design planning. Conventionally, 2 groups of design can be distinguished:
- "Urban" - when ordinary wallpaper is glued to the inner finishing layer or PVC or MDF panels are mounted, in which case the interior is no different from an ordinary city apartment.
- Country - stylized for a natural, rustic look with classic light and dark brown warm tones. In this case, the finishing material itself (especially a block house or wall paneling) serves as the basis for the design.
The use of country music is especially successful in the case of spacious rooms with 2 or more floors, spacious living rooms, since a wood wall creates the effect of space and provides fresh air due to the characteristics of the material.
Light colors are perfect for a bedroom or children's room.
In the kitchen, warm, rich colors are appropriate, which create a cozy atmosphere for pleasant family evenings.
The wood surface is a versatile design element as it also fits perfectly in rooms such as a bathtub.
Interior decoration of a wooden house is a work that can be done independently. It is only important to think over all the details in advance and take into account both the design features, the quality of the material, and its design capabilities.