Hello! First post on byggahus.
Me: naive first-time builder who will eventually build a straw bale summer cabin.
First, though: a combined guest cabin and storage, with very low requirements.
Background: want to build cheaply, simply, and environmentally friendly. The guest cabin will be used a few times a year during the summer months. So I plan to skip insulation.
I have tested various simple building methods on byggbeskrivningar.se, but ideally want to build something like log construction in tongue-and-groove timber (as many garden sheds are constructed). Size around 3x7 m, i.e., roughly like a long garden shed. Two guest rooms with storage in between.
So, the question/questions: how is it justified that no studs are needed in the simple garden sheds available for purchase in some places - is it the log structure that holds together so well that the walls can still be load-bearing? What should I consider - max lengths, timber thickness, etc.? Of course, I want to build legally and not risk the roof collapsing, or similar issues.
(It is intended to look something like this, but with the roof gable (or whatever it's called) on the short side:
Larger image: https://cdn3.hemfint.se/img/fc/18/06/89/1000x667/fc1806899447f078cf73000bfc7ef8679b.jpg)
When you reply: assume I am inexperienced but at least average intelligent.
Me: naive first-time builder who will eventually build a straw bale summer cabin.
First, though: a combined guest cabin and storage, with very low requirements.
Background: want to build cheaply, simply, and environmentally friendly. The guest cabin will be used a few times a year during the summer months. So I plan to skip insulation.
I have tested various simple building methods on byggbeskrivningar.se, but ideally want to build something like log construction in tongue-and-groove timber (as many garden sheds are constructed). Size around 3x7 m, i.e., roughly like a long garden shed. Two guest rooms with storage in between.
So, the question/questions: how is it justified that no studs are needed in the simple garden sheds available for purchase in some places - is it the log structure that holds together so well that the walls can still be load-bearing? What should I consider - max lengths, timber thickness, etc.? Of course, I want to build legally and not risk the roof collapsing, or similar issues.
(It is intended to look something like this, but with the roof gable (or whatever it's called) on the short side:
Larger image: https://cdn3.hemfint.se/img/fc/18/06/89/1000x667/fc1806899447f078cf73000bfc7ef8679b.jpg)
When you reply: assume I am inexperienced but at least average intelligent.
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