Hello,
I'm thinking about putting up a small hunting cabin/rest hut in plank timber 45x145 for a local hunting team in exchange for some meat. A bit concerned about the stability of the finished construction though. I've got a good price from the local XL store and plan to buy the timber in varying lengths and cut it myself. I’ll join with something like 6x120 wood screws vertically through the plank timber and with screws into a 45x45 in the inner corners. Will the construction be stable when everything is in place? Is it comparable in stability to a 45x120 stud frame with paneling on both sides?
I'm thinking about putting up a small hunting cabin/rest hut in plank timber 45x145 for a local hunting team in exchange for some meat. A bit concerned about the stability of the finished construction though. I've got a good price from the local XL store and plan to buy the timber in varying lengths and cut it myself. I’ll join with something like 6x120 wood screws vertically through the plank timber and with screws into a 45x45 in the inner corners. Will the construction be stable when everything is in place? Is it comparable in stability to a 45x120 stud frame with paneling on both sides?
I don't know if you're thinking of having the planks standing or lying down, but standing is best. To make it work, I think you either need to tongue and groove the timber in some way, or provide it with sheet material on both sides. With the help of a groove milling cutter and loose tongues sawed from plywood, you can quite "easily" create tongue and groove yourself. Tongue and grooved planks are toe-nailed/screwed into each other. It becomes very stable and you get a panel effect.