Many owners postpone the construction of frame houses in winter and in vain. It is worth looking around and it becomes clear that in the cold, the pace of development does not decrease at all, so the question: is it possible to build a house in winter using frame technology, there is only one answer - it is possible. During the frost period, the construction of buildings has a lot of advantages and some disadvantages. Suppose, starting work in the first winter months, in the spring you will already move into your own house, start working on the site - this is perhaps one of the main advantages.

Turnkey construction in winter: features of the work

Even the most frosty weather has a plus - no precipitation. No moisture, which means that the lumber will retain all its qualities and they will only have to be covered so that the snow does not spoil it.

The second plus - buildings give less shrinkage. Despite the fact that frame houses do not shrink at all, however, there may be changes, especially if some technological subtleties were not observed in full.

Important! Starting the construction of a frame house in winter, you need to take care of either the availability of material on the construction site or good access roads. And, by the way, even if it is difficult to drive out of the city in the summer, then the winter trails do not have any obstacles for the delivery of building materials.

Another advantage is the price. In winter, the cost of materials is significantly reduced, which means that savings on all types of work increase.

When working with insulation, OSB boards, temperature does not matter. An obstacle may be the use of some roofing materials that cannot be laid in frost. Work on the arrangement of the foundation is permissible up to a drop mark of -25 degrees, but only with the use of certain brands of cement.

The winter period is not at all a reason to postpone the construction of a house, but it is worthwhile to deal with the minuses.

Flaws:

1. Too severe frosts will not allow physical work at the facility;
2. Blizzards, especially protracted ones, will also increase the construction period;
3. There are extremely rare cases of house shrinkage in case of violation of technology, then it will be possible to replace some element only after thawing the soil.

To prove once again that it is possible to build a house in winter, take into account the following factors: low fire risk, minimum precipitation (735 mm in summer, only 200 mm in winter), the ability to save on materials and hiring a team of builders - prices during cold periods are always are declining.

winter foundation

This is the main reason that the owner is postponing construction. But you can prepare the foundation in the summer or, as already mentioned, work with concrete up to certain temperatures. Today, manufacturers offer a lot of compounds that can heat the hardening mass for a more even pour - such expenses will not raise the cost of the project by much, but there will be no problems with the supporting base.

In addition, you can choose a foundation on screw piles, an ideal option for frame construction and you can work even in severe cold - pile elements are screwed into the ground below the freezing point. A preliminary analysis of the soil will tell you the level of penetration, and everything else is completely in the hands of the owner.

Winter work rules

As a matter of fact, these rules are also good in the summer, but in winter their observance is a guarantee of the accuracy of the work and the construction of a really good strong house:

1. Racks, strapping, braces from a beam of cross-section 50 * 100 or 100 * 100 mm are used.
2. The step of the bars is 50-150 cm.
3. The base for the frame is the lower harness, laid out on the foundation, previously protected by a waterproofing material, for example, sheets of roofing material.
4. The harness can be made from logs, boards, timber. Either the basement beams or the top of the foundation will serve as a support.
5. The frame is connected by means of nails, screws, staples, spikes.
6. The distance between the uprights is calculated by the stiffness conditions, but it is better to mount it taking into account the size of the insulation sheet.
7. The design scheme must clearly distribute the loads, transferring them along the bearing elements, so the step between the frame racks should be no less and no more than the inter-beam step of the attic and basement.
8. Plank struts are mounted for frame rigidity.
9. Support for window frames and doorways - bars, additionally cut into the structure.
10. The top-type harness is attached to the racks by means of spikes, then the ceiling beam elements are cut into it, on which the rafters are then mounted.
11. Partitions in the house can be based on interlag beams, on the floor or a board laid on the floor.
12. External cladding is made with any available material: planed boards, OSB boards, plywood. A wind protection is necessarily attached to the material, which will block the blowing of the house and ensure the removal of water vapor from the walls.

Important! If a "wet facade" cladding is planned, a windproof membrane is not required.

1. Insulation is laid inside the frame. Mineral wool, polyurethane foam, glass wool cloth acts as a heater. The insulation must be waterproofed and sewn up with an inner lining.

It is possible to build a frame house in winter, especially if the foundation is already ready and all materials have been delivered. As a rule, the work is not delayed. It is enough to give 3-4 weeks to all the work and the building will be ready. With a ready foundation, deviations from the project are not expected, it is only important to choose the right team or enlist your own patience and experience. Of course, if you build a house alone, it will take more time, but the price of the project will decrease. So, the answer to the question: is it possible to build a frame house in winter, received. Take care of the following points:

1. Access roads to the construction site;
2. Finished foundation. So that the work does not take time, and by the time the house was erected, the foundation was well tested by frozen soil;
3. Organize space for construction. Here you have to lay something on the ground, otherwise the snow will melt and all the materials will be dirty. A geogrid, which is laid in parking lots, will come in handy; after completion of work, it is easy to use it for its intended purpose;
4. Protect the material from snow both from the ground and from above (a large piece of film is enough);
5. Correct calculation of the amount of work per daylight hours.

There are no difficulties in building a frame house in the cold. There is no need to work with materials that freeze in the cold and therefore become brittle. Ondulin, roofing material and other materials will fit perfectly for the roof. Even if the roof is temporary, in the spring you can cover the house with something durable - if you have a prepared box, the work will be quick.

When is the best time to build a frame house?

For an individual developer, up-to-date information, when is the best time to build a frame house to reduce the cost of work. To do this, you should take into account the weather conditions, the readiness of the foundation, the organizational aspects of construction companies and other nuances of construction technologies. For example, in winter, most firms provide discounts, as the volume of work is sharply reduced. However, in the absence of a ready foundation, the construction budget becomes unreasonably high.

The choice of the time of construction of the "framework"

Traditionally, the construction season is spring/autumn, with night temperatures never falling below zero. Winter monolithic foundation is at least 20% more expensive than usual. The box of the building itself is mounted with a power tool in the absence of precipitation, regardless of the street temperature. Roofing, many professionals deliberately leave in the winter, so as not to sit idle. However, a temporary shelter may be required, which will automatically increase the estimate.

Winter and summer foundation for a frame structure

The estimate of the foundation does not increase in winter only for screw piles. Any monolithic construction technology is more expensive, since special antifreeze reagents and formwork / concrete heating are required. The fallen snow can be swept away, the ice will already have to be removed by steam or scraped off.

If the foundation remained in the winter, options are possible:

• without conservation in the fall, puddles accumulate inside, freezing in frost, tending to break the structure
• without load, foundations on clay soils are pushed outward, warp, cracks open in concrete

In summer, it is enough to provide concrete care (watering or a wet compress) in order to obtain branded strength in accordance with the project.

The nuances of the construction of the walls of the "framework"

• moisture after a summer rain dries up by itself, and workers clean snow and ice from lumber, wasting time unproductively
• in cold weather, wood is brittle, and workers involuntarily speed up to warm up at the workplace or get to a warm change house faster
• winter overalls are not so comfortable, the risk of injury increases

Therefore, the discounts of contracting companies "burn out" on such nuances. With non-critical frosts (minus 5 - 15 degrees) in the absence of daily snowfalls, the cottage will indeed be commissioned faster, and the load-bearing frame is made better. The customer should familiarize himself with the long-term forecast before signing the contract.

In the summer, by default, antiseptics and fire retardants are absorbed into the wood faster. With an irregular day for the teams, the craftsmen spend more time at the construction site every day. Easier delivery. Loading and storage of materials, marking and cutting boards, timber.

When to cover the roof of a frame cottage?

Many craftsmen prefer to make a roofing cake in winter, but only with sufficient qualifications. Some facings are forbidden to be mounted at low temperatures. Therefore, roof technology becomes a decisive factor here.

It would seem that in the city we often see how in winter, in a snowstorm, frost or sleet, construction of apartment buildings is underway. Monolithic frame, foam block walls, sand-lime brick facades - all these technologies are much more picky about weather conditions than wooden frame construction. However, this does not cause any difficulties for builders: both in summer and in winter, floors grow up and facades are decorated. But when it comes to building an individual residential building, for some reason these examples are forgotten, being replaced by traditional ideas about the “construction season”.

Very often, our new clients do not see any advantages in building a house in the winter, and sometimes they are completely sure that it is impossible to build in winter. In this article, we will try to answer typical questions and dispel prejudices.

Let's start with the obvious benefits:

• Transport and delivery of materials. Despite the fact that many people consider winter roads to be something terrible, for builders they are more of a virtue. If in summer the soil on the site and the entrance to it can be loose, watered and viscous, and trucks will simply get stuck in it without additional backfilling, then in winter the soil is frost-bound, it becomes hard and simplifies the access to the site.
• Climatic conditions. It would seem that in winter it is cold and it is completely inconvenient to work. But in fact, professional builders, especially those who work with wood, value winter much more than summer. Firstly, in winter there is almost two times less precipitation than in summer in St. Petersburg with its endless rains and fogs. Secondly, the air humidity itself is lower, which is also favorable for wood.
• Precipitation. This point deserves special mention. Snow in winter, especially in frost, is much less harmful than a downpour in summer. The wood does not get wet from it, and to continue the work, it is enough just to brush off the snow. But in the summer, if the builders gape and do not cover the house and materials with a tarpaulin in time, the consequences can be catastrophic.
• Prices for materials and equipment rental. The myth about the "off season" is so ingrained in the public mind that not only customers, but also suppliers of building and consumables succumb to it. It is in winter that maximum discounts are provided, and building a house can be much more profitable than in summer, when everything is swept off the shelves and at any price.
• Convenient schedule. In winter, builders do not have to work in emergency mode, literally jumping from object to object. As a result, the customer can choose the team he likes the most, and the builders themselves work in a more comfortable mode for them.
• Prices for construction work. For obvious reasons, the builders themselves do not like this moment, but the customers are quite the opposite. In winter, when the “off season” is announced, the number of orders naturally decreases, and companies have to reduce the price of their services, sometimes making very profitable seasonal offers. A house in winter can often be ordered for significantly less money than in summer.

All of the above refers to natural factors, but does not directly answer the question "is it possible to build a frame house in winter." We will also try to decompose this question point by point.

Foundation

This is the only element of the house that really depends on the season. Of course, it is advisable to prepare the foundation in the summer: it is also possible to lay it in winter, but it will cost a little more. If we are talking about a pile foundation, the piles themselves can be twisted in any weather, but to fill them, you need a concrete mixture with special frost-resistant additives.

But if the cost of a pile foundation increases slightly in winter, then a reinforced concrete slab will cost significantly more. It will require frost-resistant additives, and thermal insulation of the foundation, and even the construction of a temporary shelter heated by heat guns. The cost of the foundation as a result can grow up to one and a half times!

Construction of walls and floors of the house

Frame and frame-panel houses are absolutely undemanding to air temperature and weather conditions. Dry wood and OSB boards do not tend to accumulate moisture and are not subject to low temperatures. In addition, as mentioned above, in winter the air humidity is less than in summer, which affects the tree extremely favorably!

Roof installation

In winter, it is highly not recommended to lay soft tiles - they simply will not “stick” to the roof properly. If you have chosen this particular type of roof, here you really need to wait for spring and the onset of warm weather. But the metal tile has no restrictions - it can be installed at any temperature.

Windows, doors and facade decoration

As a rule, starting construction in the winter, they approach this stage in the spring. However, the facade decoration is carried out in winter, the only restrictions here are the materials used. So, facade plaster, whatever its quality, cannot be applied in winter, otherwise it will immediately crack in summer. It is not recommended to apply certain types of paints on a beam imitator and similar materials at low temperatures (hint - no one forbids painting them in the heat inside the house, you just need to take care of ventilation). But vinyl siding and facade panels - on the contrary, are completely unpretentious. Windows do not require special conditions either - they can be mounted in winter, only frost-resistant foam is required.

As a result, building a frame house in winter is not only possible, but may even be more profitable for the client. Not to mention the traditional seasonal discounts and promotions, the opportunity to move into a ready-to-use house in the summer and not miss the holiday season is an extremely significant advantage.

Modern housing construction technologies make it possible to build objects at any time of the year. Therefore, the construction of wooden frame houses in winter has become a common phenomenon and is consistently in demand by different categories of customers. This applies to the construction of buildings for various purposes and capacity: cottages, cottages, garages, other residential and household facilities.

Is it possible to build a frame house in winter?

Traditionally, it is customary to engage in construction and installation work in the warm season. However, given the specifics of the Russian climate, this is not always possible, especially given that more than half of the Russian territory is characterized by fairly severe climatic conditions. Therefore, in many cases it is more expedient to postpone the construction of the facility for the cold season, taking into account the technological features of the work during the winter season.

Foundation in winter

One of the advantages of frame buildings is their relatively low weight compared to brick or block houses. This allows the use of different types of foundations, depending on the state of the soil, the features of the design solution, the requirements for the object, and other factors. In particular, it can be not only tape, but also grillage, and also be a pile-screw structure.

In winter, any type of foundation can be made - but it should be borne in mind that when using a concrete solution, it is necessary to add special frost-resistant additives to it. You can do without this if you prepare the base in advance - for example, in the fall. However, the most convenient option for winter time is the construction of a pile-screw foundation.

Construction of walls and floors of the house

The construction of a private frame house in winter is generally carried out without any restrictions - about the same as in summer. The only caveat is that work related to the use of water or aqueous solutions should be postponed (they can freeze).

It is convenient to build walls and ceilings in winter, on a previously prepared foundation. This also applies to the installation of the frame, roofing, laying insulation (you just need to make sure that it does not dampen), installation of partitions, etc.

If these works are completed before spring, it is necessary to immediately cover all wooden surfaces (including OSB-boards) with fire-retardant compounds. You should not leave the building untreated and wait for warm weather to perform this work in more comfortable conditions: delay can adversely affect the condition of the wood, in particular, lead to the appearance of mold, fungus, etc.

Windscreen mount

An important step in building a house in winter is the installation of special wind protection. This is necessary to exclude the possibility of blowing through the walls, which is especially important when the building is operated in the cold season. For this, a special film-type material is proposed, which performs three functions at once:

• protection of insulation and other internal wall structures from moisture penetration from the street;
• blocking the building from wind blowing, especially the places most vulnerable to cold penetration (joints when using double boards, corners, etc.);
• ensuring the free and unimpeded exit of vapors from the room through the insulation layer to the outside.

The installation technology of wind protection may depend on the type of material used, the design features of the building and other nuances. In any case, these works can be carried out in the winter.

Roof installation

Depending on the project, the roof of a frame building can be gable, single-slope or four-slope. In most cases, the installation of the roof is started after the construction of the frame. At the same time, the rafters are laid on it in such a way that they work not for the collapse of the entire structure, but for its compression.

When building a house in winter, the installation of the roof is carried out using the same technology as in warm weather. The main elements of the roof are:

• truss system, including crate;
• roofing;
• insulating layer.

The last point is relevant if it is planned to use the attic space as an attic. Otherwise, only the ceiling is often insulated.

Installation of windows and doors

Filling window and door openings is carried out relatively quickly with the appropriate experience, modern tools and high-quality consumables. It is recommended to immediately put also slopes and window sills.

An important stage of work is the sealing of seams and cracks with the help of mounting foam. Sometimes it’s not possible to do this job well at one time. In such cases, it is recommended to repeat the foaming after a few days.

The advantage of frame technology is that such buildings practically do not shrink, especially if they are one-story objects. Therefore, you can install windows and doors at any time.

Exterior finish

The technology of facade work depends on the design features of the structure and the specifics of the materials used, which may be:

• siding is the most popular option due to its low cost, attractive and modern appearance, as well as ease of subsequent maintenance;
• clinker tiles - distinguished by respectable appearance and durability;
• block house or wood house - imitation of a natural log or timber, respectively;
• natural or artificial stone, or brick is an almost eternal option, but masonry is labor-intensive and expensive;
• plastering and painting - this type of finish provides a beautiful look, but can be short-lived.

Cement-bonded or OSB boards can also be used, which carry not only an aesthetic, but also a functional load, strengthening the structure.

Pros and cons of winter construction

The construction of a frame house in winter has pros and cons, which are due not only to the specifics of the technology, but also to objective factors.

pros

If you build a house in the cold season, you can already move in by summer. Wood harvested in winter is of higher quality due to the reduced moisture content, which contributes to its rapid and uniform drying.

In winter, the price of building materials may decrease, the same applies to the cost of services of construction organizations.

In frosty weather, it is easier for vehicles to get to the object (provided that access roads are regularly cleared of snow), since they do not have to overcome viscous and muddy roads.

Minuses

Among the shortcomings, it is worth noting the significantly reduced daylight hours. Because of this, you will either have to work less, or use special lighting.

Severe frosts can lead to the impossibility of construction. Blizzards often become an obstacle to the timely passage of workers and equipment to the place of work.

Many construction crews prefer to live on site. In this case, they will have to provide them with the proper conditions: a heated room (change house) with high-quality electrical wiring, a sufficient amount of fuel (coal, firewood, etc.), stoves for cooking, etc.

Construction of a private house at any time of the year

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Typically, the construction season begins in late spring or early summer. This is the time when the roads have already dried up, which facilitates fast transportation. Daylight hours are longer and the weather is warmer. However, the construction of frame houses in winter is very appropriate. There are many reasons for this, for example:

• it is well known that it is best to build from wood harvested in the winter season. After all, it is in winter that the wood is denser and drier, since the sap in the trees stops moving. As a result, such wood is less prone to cracking and deformation.
• in frost, the appearance of mold on wood is almost impossible. After all, heat, moisture and oxygen are vital for the reproduction of the fungus.
• in the manufacture of the moisture content of glued laminated timber is 10-12%. In damp weather on a construction site, it picks up moisture from the air. And in the cold, the moisture from the wood gradually freezes out, therefore, when building frame houses in winter, you will get a structure that gives a more uniform and less draft than in spring or autumn.
• it is best to bring building materials to the site when there is no dirt and dust on the road.
• for the construction of houses of other types, the construction season begins closer to summer, respectively, both demand and prices for building materials are growing.

A frame wooden house, even the largest, does not weigh that much. Therefore, for its construction, a shallow depth of strip foundation is used. If you let him stand a little, then he will not swell.

The foundation is laid at the end of autumn, and we begin the construction of frame houses in winter - a great time to build a structure!

Now you know whether it is possible to build a frame house in winter. After all, the remaining stages of construction are not particularly different, given some circumstances. Since daylight hours are shorter in winter, it is necessary to take care of artificial lighting. Working with a tree in frost requires the presence of qualified carpenters. Air temperatures below minus 25°C are very rare, so workers usually do not stop construction for a long time. But it is better to finish the house when it gets warmer, let it stand for a while. Building frame houses in winter means you can move into your new home as early as the middle of summer.
A wooden house will easily captivate you with its unique nobility, as well as a real natural smell. Modern projects of wooden houses are able to win the heart of any, even the most demanding client. Intel Group will help you build your own country house or cottage and create family comfort in it!