Frame-panel houses are an advanced construction technology that has been used in European countries for many years. Unlike traditional stone buildings, panel-frame structures can be erected in the shortest possible time with minimal costs for building materials and the construction process itself.

Construction of panel- frame houses Most often it is made using wooden frames; in some cases, steel frames are used to give the building greater strength. Plates for sheathing are used from composite materials; polystyrene foam or basalt insulation is used as insulation.

Construction of panel-frame buildings

Increasingly, frame-panel houses are being built in our country, the prices being an order of magnitude lower than for housing of the same comfort class, built from other materials. Today, there are several construction technologies - German, Canadian. Despite the differences, general principle they are no different.

Single-story frame-panel.

A panel-frame building is a supporting structure in the form of a frame, lined with special panel materials on both sides. When a frame-panel house is built, the construction technology mainly differs in the materials used during installation. So in Finnish technology preference when choosing material is given to wood - wooden windows, doors, etc.

On a note

The basis of any frame house is the foundation. Since all frame-panel construction has a relatively light weight, the base is installed in a lightweight type, most often it is.

When you are ready to look at frame-panel houses, you can look at photos of typical projects on our website.

Project of panel-frame 239 sq. m.
Panel-frame project 128 sq. m.

Frame-panel buildings: pros and cons

Panel-frame technology for the construction of residential and non-residential buildings, like any construction works, has its pros and cons. Among the main advantages of such structures are:

1. High strength. It has been repeatedly proven that easy-to-build frame houses can easily cope with increased loads, including earthquakes. Thus, such buildings are widespread in seismically unstable areas in Japan.
2. Durability. The materials used can be used for more than 80 years without losing their performance characteristics.
3. Environmental Safety.
4. Fire resistance. Despite the fact that most of the frame- panel house made of wood, the buildings are maximally protected from the possibility of fire. In addition, if the used sip panel is simply taken out of the fire zone, it will immediately go out.
5. Low cost. are much cheaper than similar structures made from other materials. In addition, there is no need to hire a huge team of workers - four people are enough to fully put the house into operation in 1-2 months, depending on its size.
6. Independence from weather conditions. Wooden panel houses can be built at any time of the year.

Panel houses also have disadvantages. So, you need to carefully consider the ventilation system of a panel house, otherwise the room will always be stuffy. Durability has not been proven. The first panel houses began to be built only in the 50s of the last century, so it is still difficult to say whether they will be able to last the stated period.

On a note

Unlike conventional frame houses, frame-panel houses consist of standard panels that are produced in a factory. In this regard, it is quite difficult to achieve individual design.

There are many positive and negative aspects that frame-panel houses have; the pros and cons must be considered separately. However, there are many more positive aspects and in some cases you can turn a blind eye to the shortcomings. That is why frame-panel construction can be safely recommended to modern consumers.

Panel-frame built turnkey.

All the disadvantages of domestically produced panel-frame houses are due to the fact that this construction technology appeared in our country not so long ago. Every year, companies involved in construction in this area improve technology and eliminate all the disadvantages.

Differences from frame technology

Despite the general similarities, frame houses still differ from them in some respects.

Classic frame houses are built directly on the site, using pre-prepared materials for cladding and finishing. The main advantage of such a house is a strong supporting structure in the form of a frame, onto which all other elements and components of the structure are attached. Insulation is also carried out at the construction site.

Frame box.

If you need an inexpensive year-round house, then it is better to choose a frame-panel house, reviews
from clients are almost always positive. The designs of panel-frame houses, despite their simplicity, are quite reliable and durable.

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Frame- panel technology is an advanced house-building technology that allows you to erect a building in the shortest possible time and significantly minimize construction costs. Frames in frame-panel construction are most often made of wood, less often - of steel. The most modern panels made of composite materials using polystyrene foam insulation.

Houses built using panels frame technology, significantly differ from a home of the same comfort class with a lower cost. These days there are many different technologies (Canadian, Finnish, etc.). However, you should not be confused by this variety, since, in essence, they have the same principle: the load-bearing part is a frame assembled from timber with steam and wind insulation and insulation inside, lined on both sides with some material (lining, siding, drywall, etc. .). These technologies differ depending on the use of different materials.

Each part of the wall structure performs its function. The load-bearing part receives and transmits loads to the foundation, ensuring the preservation of heat in the house. The outer cladding protects against the penetration of moisture from the outside. Wind insulation eliminates this drawback of classic wooden buildings like airflow. prevents moisture from internal air from penetrating into the wall and condensation of water vapor.

The basis of the house is wooden frame from dry wood - vertical racks coniferous trees with a thickness of 50-100 mm (corner posts are made thicker) and a width of 150-200 mm, and horizontal strapping. IN in this case the width of the beam will be the thickness of the wall, which depends on the design temperature of the outside air. For example, a wall with a 150 mm thermal insulation layer provides year-round comfortable living in an area with an average climate and keeps the interior warm in winter and cool in summer. For areas with harsh climates, more significant thermal protection is needed - 200 millimeters or more.

Assembling the wall frame of a frame-panel house

The assembly of the wall frame of a frame-panel house is carried out according to the principle of a honeycomb structure and is a fairly strong and rigid structure. IN general view it consists of lower and upper frames, vertical (load-bearing) posts, struts and auxiliary elements such as intermediate posts and crossbars, between which window and door openings are located. The supporting frame posts are installed in increments of 400-600 mm. In order to save material, this distance must correspond to the width of the insulation; in addition, it is necessary to take into account the location and size of windows and doors.

When building a frame-panel house with your own hands, the lower frame, which serves as the base of the frame, is assembled from beams or logs. It is insulated in the same way as the casing of log houses. In the event that the floor beams will be attached to the frame, it is made from two crowns; if they rest on pillars, then from one crown.

According to the technology in a frame-panel house, after installing the lower trim, they install corner beams, controlling their verticality. Vertical frame posts are mounted between the corners at intervals of 4-5 m. A supporting horizontal board is temporarily nailed to them along the entire length of the wall, after which all other vertical posts can be installed and secured along it. To give the frame greater rigidity, horizontal jumpers are fixed between the posts. After they are secured, the temporary supports can be removed.

The top trim is placed on top of the racks. If it is assembled along its length from several bars, each of them must rest on at least three frame posts.

The technology of frame-panel housing construction involves installation above door and window openings the upper frame, which is connected to the beam of the upper framing of the frame. The lower part of the window opening frame is reinforced with additional racks. It should be taken into account that it is best to attach brackets for radiators to these racks.

It should be noted that recently, house frames have begun to be assembled from steel. They are significantly superior to wooden ones in strength and durability. Steel has only one disadvantage - high thermal conductivity, which contributes to the formation of “cold bridges”. In turn, they cause the loss of a significant amount of heat, as well as freezing of the inner surface of the wall and condensation, which has a destructive effect on the wall structure and finishing materials. To combat this phenomenon, steel thermal profiles are produced that have a minimum cross section and through grooves for better heat flow.

Construction of frame-panel walls

Frame-panel structures are filled with insulation inside - mineral (stone or glass) wool or expanded polystyrene (foam). Heat-protective materials have a number of characteristics that must be taken into account when choosing them, and it is better to use the help of a specialist. It would also not be superfluous to find out the degree of impact of insulation on the microclimate of the home and human health (it is advisable to independently collect information about what harmful products are contained in protective materials, since manufacturers, as a rule, do not publish such data). Your choice may also be influenced by your financial capabilities. However, as experience suggests, insulating materials It is better not to save, since the savings obtained with their help will compensate for all costs over time.

On the inside of the wall, using frame-panel construction technology, the insulation is hermetically sealed with vapor barrier materials, which prevent moisture vapor from entering the walls from the room side. The range of vapor barrier materials presented by the trade includes a large number of vapor-tight reinforced films, as well as vapor-tight reinforced films with a reflective reflex layer of aluminum.

Their use is considered mandatory, since the insulation is effective as long as it is dry. For example, insulation from mineral wool, having a volumetric humidity of 5%, has 15-20% more heat loss than dry. And what more humidity thermal insulation material, the more noticeable the heat losses become.

According to the technology of constructing a frame-panel house, the vapor barrier can be mounted both horizontally and vertically close to the thermal insulation. Connections to the frame studs are made with mechanical staplers or galvanized flat head nails. It must be taken into account that water vapor has a very high diffusion (penetrating) ability, therefore the vapor barrier must be created in the form of a continuous screen, and, therefore, prerequisite is the tightness of the seams.

A lath is placed on top of the film on top of the frame, to which the internal facing material, such as plasterboard, is attached. Another advantage of a wall made using frame technology is that all communications are hidden under the internal lining in a double metal hose or corrugated hose, and therefore there is no need to hammer the walls and cut the grooves, followed by putty and plastering. At the same time, electrical wiring and cables remain accessible and can be removed at any time.

The outside walls are covered windproof material, which ensures the free release of vapors from the wall to the outside and at the same time serves as a barrier to wind and moisture from the atmosphere getting inside. A sheathing is placed on top of the wind barrier, to which the external cladding material of the house is attached, such as lining, siding, polymer or vibrocement boards. Thus, a ventilated space of 25-50 mm in size is formed between the frame and the outer cladding - the so-called “ventilated facade”, thanks to which moisture will not accumulate inside the wall, which contributes to the rotting of the wood.

A typical mistake is to use a vapor-proof material as windproofing (sometimes polyethylene film, roofing felt, glassine, etc. are used for this). The atmospheric air contained in the insulation at the border with the internal vapor barrier will heat up and move towards the street. Having reached the outer boundary of the heat-insulating material, water vapor must be able to leave it freely without having time to condense.

Advanced technology of frame-panel housing construction

It should be noted that even with frame housing construction, which is confidently called 21st century technologies, it is possible to speed up the pace of housing construction and minimize labor costs. For this purpose, building panels are used (they are sometimes called “sandwich panels”), manufactured in a factory using the most modern production technologies.

Dimensions of produced panels different manufacturers their own and depend on the technological capabilities of production. Maximum dimensions approximately the following: length - up to 12 m, width - about 1.2 m, thickness - from 50 to 300 mm. Panel thickness is calculated depending on wind loads, span (distance between elements load-bearing frame) and the required heat transfer resistance. Manufacturers usually have specially designed tables to make selection easier. required sizes material.

Look at the photo of a frame-panel house made of sandwich panels: each released panel is completely finished and consists of a frame frame, sheathed on the outside and inside facing material, filled with insulation with vapor barrier and windproofing film. Most often, double-glazed windows and doors are already built in, and all the necessary communications are laid inside: air ducts, .

The use of SIP panels (Srtuctural Insulated Panels systems - “structural insulating panels”) is considered the pinnacle of panel housing construction technology. This is no longer the usual sandwich panel, but a new one composite material, consisting of a connection of two different physical properties components. The strength of the SIP panel is determined by the oriented strand board and the embedded timber frame. And polystyrene foam is responsible for heat and sound insulation. When making a panel, these materials are glued together under pressure, and they become one.

The sandwich panel can be made independently from the same materials as frame walls. Its assembly is carried out in a horizontal position. First they do wooden frame, the internal lining and vapor barrier film are mounted on the sheathing. Then the panel is filled with insulation, covered with windproofing material and the outer cladding is secured. Construction of a house begins with securing it to the foundation wooden beam, playing the role of the lower trim. The panels are installed from the corner, where they are connected either end-to-end or using corner beams. The panels are connected to each other with tongue-and-groove locks, and where small voids form, they are filled with mounting sealant. The top trim is mounted along the top of the panels.

Of course, such houses have been built on a large scale in the USA, Japan, and England for the last 60-70 years. And only today frame-panel houses have firmly established themselves in the vast expanses of the CIS. A panel frame house is characterized by walls assembled from a timber frame and specially prepared SIP panels. In turn, SIP panels are two bonded slabs of chipboard, fiberboard, etc., with insulation laid between them. Such construction is also called “Canadian technology”.

Frame construction is carried out in several stages, but the most important point is assembling the frame of the house and attaching ready-made panels to it. Subsequently, all that remains is to bring communications to the cottage and decorate it inside and out.

Houses built using frame-panel technology, from the outside with competent exterior decoration are no different from standard stone or wooden cottages. But at the same time, panel houses have a number of advantages.

Features of a frame-panel house

Important: the most important advantage of a Canadian home is complete absence shrinkage. This means that you can move into the cottage immediately after construction is completed.

In addition to such a compelling criterion in favor of panel-frame, you can add the following advantages:

• A cottage can be built using Canadian technology in the shortest possible time. Most often, only 2 months pass from the start of construction to its end.
• Panel-frame cottages can be built at any time of the year. If only not during the rainy season, to avoid getting the panels and frame of the house wet.
• A house assembled from SIP panels on a prepared frame has low thermal conductivity. Thus, walls that resemble a kind of construction sandwich are able to retain heat in the house for a long time.
• High energy efficiency when heating such a cottage. Again, due to high-quality assembled walls made of SIP panels.
• In addition, the mass finished house does not exceed 40 tons, which allows you to save on foundation installation. Here it will be possible to arrange a lightweight version of the base, such as a pile or shallow-buried strip.

Important: in order for the construction of a panel frame house to be of the highest quality and efficiency, you can purchase a ready-made house kit, which is simply assembled directly on the site from existing clearly fitted parts.

Houses using Canadian technology: prices

To understand how profitable it will be to build a private panel house using Canadian technology, we suggest considering the prices for installing such a cottage at different conditions material purchases:

• So, if the customer decides to purchase a ready-made SIP house kit and assemble it with his own hands on a foundation he has already prepared himself, then the price of such construction will cost approximately $85/m2.
• If the purchased house kit is assembled by specialists based on the foundation prepared by the customer, then the cost of building a m2 of such a cottage will already be $115.
• If the customer buys a house kit and orders the entire scope of work from installing the foundation to installing all communications in the house, then the price of such a cottage will be $225/m2.

Building a house using Canadian technology

Stage 1: design

Houses made from SIP panels generally have one floor. In some cases, it is possible to build a cottage on two levels, but the peculiarities of the climate in the region under construction should be taken into account. Such a cottage does not need wind.

The convenience of Canadian technology lies in the fact that absolutely any project can be developed for a frame-panel house. If only there was enough finance. However, most often for such cottages they use ready-made standard projects. But in any case, if there is a desire to have unique house, different from everyone else in cottage village, then you can give the task to a specialist so that he can develop an individual project for a panel-frame house.

Stage 2: foundation

After preparing the project, the foundation is prepared for the panel-frame house. It is usually made in two types:

• Pile/column. Most often used on heaving soils. Pillars or piles are deepened into the ground to a level of 2.5 meters. In this case, a sand and gravel cushion with a total thickness of 30-40 cm must be poured under the supports. All supports should be located in the corners of the frame house, under load-bearing walls and at the junctions of partitions.

Important: if the supports are poured from concrete, they must be reinforced.

• Tape shallow. This type of base costs about three times less than a standard tape contour. The parameters of the shallow base in this case can be 30x40 cm (width/depth) plus the thickness of the sand cushion. During the process of pouring the contour, it must be waterproofed from below and on the sides, and also reinforced.

Important: strip foundation cannot be built on heaving soils. In this case, fill in either monolithic slab 30 cm thick, or arrange a pile/column base.

Stage 3: assembly of frame and walls

• It is fashionable to assemble a panel house using Canadian technology immediately after the foundation has dried. Start with the floor frame. For this purpose, special SIP panels are used, which require high-quality waterproofing. It can be done using bitumen mastic, roofing felt and antiseptics.
• The next stage of assembling the frame is the installation of the timber frame. It is attached to the laid floor panels and fixed with anchor bolts directly to the foundation.
• Then the longitudinal beams of the frame are installed in the frame, driving them into the frame according to the tongue-and-groove principle. In this case, the joints are additionally foamed, and the beams themselves are additionally fixed using ship nails or self-tapping screws.
• All longitudinal panels at the top (ceiling) point are also tied with timber.
• Then the entire frame is covered with SIP panels.

Important: for the device internal partitions houses use thinner panels.

Stage 4: roof of a panel cottage

For roof installation, it is better to use SIP panels. With a thickness of 204 mm, they perfectly withstand horizontal loads (wind) and vertical loads (snow). In addition, the panels themselves are already thermal insulation material, which allows additional savings on installation and insulation of the cottage.

• The support points for the roof will be the Mauerlat from below and the ridge beam from above. And so that the roof has greater rigidity, you can additionally fasten two or four of the same beams parallel to the ridge beam, but lower.
• All SIP panels are joined together and tied with timber along the contour.
• Then the roof is waterproofed and covered with finishing roofing material.

Finishing touches of construction

A fully assembled frame-panel cottage must be reliably sealed. To do this, all technical gaps are filled with high quality polyurethane adhesive.

Now you can install the doors and windows and begin decorative finishing Houses. For external cladding most often they use siding or drywall followed by plaster.

Important: you can celebrate a housewarming in such a house immediately after construction is completed.

Frame-panel houses are built according to the standards of frame technology: construction of the frame, installation of insulation, cladding. The peculiarity of the method is that panels for frame houses with insulation are made at the factory, and the assembly of the house is much faster. Depending on what part of the house kit is made in a factory, there are several types of panel houses, differing in construction time, budget, design approach: houses made of sip panels, frame-panel or frame-panel, modular.

Construction of frame-panel houses - classic technology and quick assembly

Frame-panel or assembled from elements prepared at the factory. Finished walls are made using high-precision equipment. Construction companies offer standard house kits or individual design to order.

Basic principles of frame technology

Frame houses are popular due to short construction times and cost-effectiveness. Using this technology, a frame is first made of beams and boards, then insulation, membrane layers that protect from moisture and wind, and a vapor barrier are installed. The structure is sheathed on both sides with sheet materials, and then external and internal cladding is made finishing materials.

In a traditional frame house, all the "layers" of the wall assembled on site according to a pre-developed project. Sometimes they talk about national teams frame houses, meaning ready-made house kits in which wooden elements and panels are prepared in production to the dimensions of a specific project and marked. At a construction site, they are assembled like a construction kit according to drawings.

Design and production of house kits for frame-panel houses

Manufacturing is automated: window and door openings and even holes for sockets are cut in advance. But the degree of automation of production at different enterprises differs.

The most advanced automation option - design drawings are loaded into a computer, the location of technological openings and places for stitching frame elements are specified. The output is ready-to-assemble elements with virtually no manual processing.

House kits are made according to standard samples, minor changes to the layout are possible but must be made before going into production. Calculation and production of an individual project is much more expensive than a standard one, and the equipment has to be rebuilt. Delivered directly to the site finished walls and the house is assembled, and the exterior is made by hand.

Advantages and disadvantages of frame-panel houses

Advantages:

• faster assembly compared to standard frame technology;
• no shrinkage, the ability to immediately begin finishing;
• the use of a lightweight foundation and, as a result, budget savings;
• energy efficiency comparable to a brick house;
• fire safety due to the use of self-extinguishing materials for the production of panels.

Flaws:

• increase in cost compared to a standard frame;
• service life - 50-60 years;
• impossibility of making changes during the construction process;
• need for installation supply ventilation, although some manufacturers claim that simple ventilation is sufficient for summer houses;
• difficulty in redevelopment after some time.

Houses made from SIP panels

Vulture frame houses are assembled from panels made according to the sandwich principle: a block of polystyrene glued between sheets of OSB using polyurethane glue. The use of oriented strand boards significantly speeds up construction, since three layers have already been combined and all that remains is to cover them with finishing materials outside and inside. The insulation does not need to be installed separately and the house is built faster than a classic frame.

Design Features

Manufactured at the factory. Polyurethane glue is applied to the OSB sheet, a polystyrene board is placed, glue is added again, a second sheet of OSB is placed on top and pressed with a press. The OSB sheets protrude 2.5-5 cm beyond the edges of the polystyrene. This creates a “groove” that is used to attach the panel to the frame beam. The quality of the panels is determined by the grade of polystyrene, OSB and the correct geometry.

The construction of a house from sip panels begins with the foundation. After the foundation is ready, they do timber frame and bottom floor from sip panels. Then they build a frame in which the pitch of the vertical posts is equal to the width of the panel, and they start at the side of the house. The panels are attached to the racks using the tongue-and-groove method, having previously been applied to polystyrene polyurethane foam. As a result, all voids at the joint are completely filled.

Advantages and disadvantages of a house made from SIP panels

Advantages:

• speed of installation;
• no complicated equipment is needed - workers install lightweight panels by hand; a team of 3-5 people is enough to assemble a house;
• expanded polystyrene is a self-extinguishing material; if the panel is removed from the fire zone, it will go out. therefore, in terms of fire safety, a structure made of sip panels is better than a wooden one;
• Electric heaters are sufficient to maintain a comfortable temperature.

Flaws:

• small compared to brick houses The service life of the panels is a conditional minus. Some manufacturers are already claiming tests showing that polystyrene will not degrade for about 80 years;
• The customer cannot control the quality of manufacturing of sip panels. If there is a cavity inside, it will form bridge of cold, and efforts to heat the house are reduced to nothing. Violation of the geometry leads to installation difficulties. The only way to avoid mistakes is to contact manufacturers who use high-quality certified components and provide a guarantee.

European traditions in frame construction

In Russia, houses have been built using frame technology since the end of the last century; in Europe, active construction began already in the 50s. Our builders adopted the experience of their colleagues, and the technologies received appropriate names: Finnish, German.

Finns are big believers in maximizing natural materials in combination with modern technologies: the frame is usually made of laminated veneer lumber, cellulose is used as insulation, and the structure is sheathed with wood.

German manufacturers of frame house kits often use basalt wool, and for cladding - cement-bonded particle board. The fire safety of the house and the speed of construction come first. All materials used are fire-resistant or self-extinguishing, and the assembly technology has been worked out to the smallest detail.

Lightweight structure - inexpensive foundation

A distinctive feature of frame buildings is their low specific gravity. A small load allows you not to make a massive foundation, but to make do with an inexpensive pile-screw, shallow-depth strip or support-column foundation. Shallow foundations are suitable for heaving soils, characteristic of many regions of Russia; they are not deformed by “swelling” of the soil during freezing.

Pile-screw foundations They are convenient because they can be done at any time of the year in just two days. The use of piles helps to cope with height differences on the site and does not require any preliminary soil preparation. Before construction begins, a test screwing is done to determine where the solid ground begins. After installing the piles, a bottom frame is made of timber and treated with bitumen mastic to prevent rotting of the wood.

Modular houses - construction in a few days

The construction of houses from large modules, entirely produced at a factory, is a popular European method that is gradually taking root in Russian realities. Houses using this technology are designed according to the “constructor” principle, combining several modules of rooms and roofs for the construction of one building.

Factory production of modules

At the factory, the frame of the module is assembled, it is insulated, windows and doors are installed, and external cladding and interior finishing are done. The walls are made in the same way as in frame method construction: a layer of insulation between two panels, membranes, external and internal cladding. The difference is that all these layers are made at the factory; wires and pipes for the bathroom are immediately laid inside, and the roof is separated into a separate module.

The modules have standard sizes and fit together like construction parts. When designing, allowable overall dimensions for transportation are taken into account. In Russia: width – 2.5 m, and the length of the elements is calculated taking into account the transport used for transportation. When ordering, manufacturers provide the opportunity to choose a design and finish. Possible: lining, siding and other modern materials.

Delivery and installation of the house

Transportation requires heavy equipment and a crane. The structure is usually installed on a pile-screw foundation, which can be done at any time of the year and with any ground relief. Two to three days are enough to install such a foundation.

Assembling a modular frame house takes 1-2 days, most of the time is spent on sealing the joints between the modules to avoid heat loss. Electrical wires coming out of adjacent modules are connected and the junction boxes are covered with junction boxes. After assembly, only minor work remains interior decoration and plumbing installation.

Advantages and disadvantages of modular houses

Advantages:

• assembly speed - several days;
• independence from weather and season;
• availability of finishing;
• Possibility of house transportation to a new location: the modules are separated, transported and reassembled, only the foundation is made anew;
• Energy efficiency of the house allows you to save on heating.

Flaws:

• heavy equipment will not reach every populated area due to bad roads;
• The customer cannot control the production of the house kit at the factory. And if a mistake is made, for example, there are voids in the wall, this is fraught with large heat losses and discomfort;
• service life is approximately 50 years, and since the technology has been used not so long ago, there are no verified data on service life.

Frame-panel houses are a promising technology. If you don’t have time for long construction and the desire to delve into technological intricacies, but you need a house quickly, this method is ideal. Prefabricated houses are universal: they are used for permanent residence And summer cottages, as guest house or as a temporary option until more permanent housing is built.

Video: accelerated shooting of a house made of SIP panels

Panel houses are familiar to every Russian from the numerous high-rise buildings in residential areas of the city. Because of not High Quality construction, there is a rather skeptical attitude among consumers towards this technology. According to the established opinion, panel technology is applicable only in multi-storey construction budget housing and does not provide the opportunity to build warm and beautiful house. We hasten to dissuade you. Panel house- This is a modern, warm and, in many cases, pre-fabricated structure with your own hands.

Competitive technologies for rapid construction of buildings

We will talk about three technologies: “sip panels”, three-layer concrete panels, KA-panels. Cost of building a box one-story house for 150 sq. meters with the choice of project will cost:

• from vulture panels - $8.5 thousand, frame construction time - 1-3 weeks;
• made of three-layer concrete panels - $6 thousand, construction period of the box - 10 days;
• from KA panels (caliary load-bearing panels) – $7.5 thousand, 120-year guarantee, construction period – 10-15 days.

The listed construction technologies are offered at comparable prices for building a box house. Each has its own characteristics, advantages and disadvantages that are worth special attention.

Three-layer concrete panels for house construction

Concrete three-layer panels are considered by many to be more reliable design compared to others prefabricated technologies. Thanks to the insulation, the house also becomes very warm. Due to the hollow core filled with mineral filler, the design of the box does not create an increased load on the foundation, while the structure is made of concrete structures definitely stronger and more stable than a house made of sip panels.

House kits based on standard designs and with a tiled facade are offered for sale. Purchasing a ready-made kit allows you to assemble a box in 10 days, which from the inside only requires inexpensive repairs thanks to the perfect smooth walls. Reinforced concrete structure has high strength. With its help you can build tall houses.

The disadvantages of this technology include the need for installation using heavy construction equipment. At the same time, panel houses made of three-layer concrete can be built with your own hands (photo) for 20-30% cheaper than a similar structure made of vulture materials. This is a very significant plus and a factor contributing to the choice of this particular construction method.

Video review on the construction of villages using reinforced concrete panels

Do-it-yourself house made of vulture panels: advantages, disadvantages, design and installation supervision

Another option for constructing a panel house involves the use of sip panels. We are talking about well-known special building panels made of polystyrene foam and OSB boards. There are both standard structural elements on sale that can be used to build your home, as well as ready-made house kits.

The Canadian sip panel is technologically related to multilayer sandwich panels; it was developed in Canada, so in advertising you often hear about Canadian homes. This material, despite its lightness and apparent fragility, is able to easily withstand temperatures in the range from -50C to +50C, earthquakes up to 7.5 points. In terms of its heat capacity, a plate based on polystyrene foam retains heat 6 times better than brickwork. Despite the porous structure, the insulation of the sip panel does not burn.

You can freely build a house using sip panels according to any chosen project with your own hands; this will require 1-2 assistants. Construction can take from 3 weeks to build a box up to 3 months on a turnkey basis; installation can be carried out both in winter and summer time. The advantage of this type building material is the ease of construction, ease of installation and a wide variety of standard projects that can be chosen for the construction of a cottage.

There are many opinions regarding the environmental friendliness of sip technology. Buyers need to independently assess the risks and read the materials about the two components of the sip board: expanded polystyrene and OSB. Both materials are time-tested and environmentally friendly.

Buying a ready-made house kit will help you avoid mistakes in design calculations. Assembling a house according to your own sketch from standard elements will cost less. If there is a need to further reduce the cost, you can make a sip panel yourself. The panel house shown in the video instructions can be assembled with your own hands in a video within a few weeks or less. How to design a house, draw up a drawing and do the installation is told by an experienced architect in a video.

Video review of sip panel technology

Video instructions for designing a house from sip panels

Video instructions for making a sip panel

Video review on step-by-step assembly of a house from sip panels

House made of KA panels (Vekchel)

KA-panels or caliary load-bearing panel is a rarely used panel material for construction low-rise buildings with a service life of up to 120 years. The technology was created in Russia and has every chance of great success, thanks to the unique qualities of the building material. The panels are produced by the Ecoterm company and are a metal-reinforced wood structure, which is very convenient for self-assembly and ideal for quickly assembling a house with your own hands.

Advantages of KA panels:

• complete resistance to atmospheric and internal moisture;
• resistance to temperature changes;
• the panels are not subject to rotting and freezing.

The company's production is located in Yekaterinburg, but the cost of delivering the house kit will be low. The advantage of KA panels is the availability and rapid construction of single- and two-story houses, cottages.

Ecoterm produces three types of panels: regular, corner, lintels with a thickness of 100, 150 and 200 m in accordance with TU 5284-001-24522523-2006. The manufacturer offers standard house designs, for each you can purchase a ready-made house kit. On average, turnkey construction with finishing will cost from 1 million rubles (about $17 thousand) to 3 million rubles.

• panel house “Harmony” (136 sq. m) – 490 thousand rubles, 1.53 million rubles “turnkey”;
• panel house “Erker” (240 sq. m) – 710,800 thousand rubles, 3 million rubles “turnkey”.

• prepare the foundation;
• install metal guides;
• set the angle and corner structural elements;
• install wall panels;
• fasten together with plates and screws;
• make panel strapping;
• carry out roofing work.

Based on the list of works for installing KA panels, this option panel construction more suitable for self-installation. Simple and quick assembly is undoubtedly a key feature of this construction technology. This is a promising building material.

Conclusion

Buyers today have a choice of how to build a house, cottage, or outbuildings from sip panels, KA panels or reinforced concrete sandwich panels with their own hands. Each of the described technologies is available for self-construction. The panels allow you to build a house similar to a house made of profiled timber, but the structure will cost much less.