The use of wood in the structure of the house is very much used both in wall structure, floor, ceiling, roof frame, frame and also used as a pole in the structure of the house stage. When the building of our house is just finished work may be our house will look sturdy and attractive, but by the nature of wood that is easily changed by the influence of weather and easily damaged by the influence of termite attack, then in the span of a long time without us Realize the structure of our house has been broken or its strength is not good anymore. The attack on wood in the structure of our house beside the wood type is also influenced by the environment and climate where our homes are built.
The choice of wood type for the structure of the House when planning is important because it will maintain a considerable cost during maintenance or repairs. The strong and hard wood type is usually more resistant to climate influence, the selection of teak wood, wood, lumber, red wood and wood veil is very good wood against climate influence. For the influence of termite attack type Teak wood and Merbau wood is the best choice because this type of wood has a strong smell so that termites less liked.
Although the selection of wood type we have done, we still need to do maintenance to the part of our house that uses wood materials, so that the wood in the structure of our homes remain durable and remain strong.
There are several factors that can affect the strength and durability of the wood in our house building:
The choice of wood type for the structure of the House when planning is important because it will maintain a considerable cost during maintenance or repairs. The strong and hard wood type is usually more resistant to climate influence, the selection of teak wood, wood, lumber, red wood and wood veil is very good wood against climate influence. For the influence of termite attack type Teak wood and Merbau wood is the best choice because this type of wood has a strong smell so that termites less liked.
Although the selection of wood type we have done, we still need to do maintenance to the part of our house that uses wood materials, so that the wood in the structure of our homes remain durable and remain strong.
There are several factors that can affect the strength and durability of the wood in our house building:
1. Influence weather. Wood that is often faced with the open air located in the area of rainfall and high humidity will cause the wood to quickly moist so that in a long time the wood will absorb water so that the wood will expand which allows wood to be Curved one side. Other damage that may occur if wood is often water or the influence of air that is too moist is wood rot or weathered. Another common effect is if the air contains bacteria or wood fungus will be attacked by pests so that the wood will be mossy, let alone the position of wood protected from sunlight.
2. Beast attack. Animals that often attack wooden house buildings are termites, rats and rodents. Termites are animals that live in a large community who love a damp and dark place, by the small form we often do not pay attention to this animal has damaged the building of our house. We do not realize that the closed place has been damaged by the termites until the wood is perforated or hollow. Similarly, the rodent rat is a often annoying beast, in which the rat will get wood until it is perforated. For beetles, they usually look for such dark places on the roof frame. They often make holes in the wood as a hiding place.
3. Effect of loading. Unsuitable loading of wood will cause arch and wood can be broken. The placement of heavy loads on the floor, may not cause direct damage but wood fibers will be attracted if the load is getting heavier, if influenced by an outer element for example by moisture, then the wood power will be quickly made up to the wood will be broken. The size of wood to withstand the load should be calculated correctly especially the pole, beam and frame horse horse roof frame. Because the nature of the wood is easy to twist will cause the wood is fast curved until broken when the size of wood is not able to withstand too large loads.
The Treatment To The Wooden House
The treatment of wooden house indeed takes a little time, effort and a considerable cost. Wood should be pampered to keep it durable. Wood treatment based on the time period is done in 2 types:
A. Routine maintenance.
Things to do:
Things to do:
- Wood that often gets dust every day should be cleaned. Can be done by water mop then immediately dried. In this case it may not require considerable cost and effort. You may be able to do your own to mop the floor, wipe the walls and sweep the ceiling of your house made of wood.
- For the floor pressing material, and the wall you can use the traditional herb so that the wood remains durable and radiant. Use traditional herbs that use the water of banana trees and tobacco and some are using the bath of Clove water. From experience, this way the wood in traditional houses remains resilient and durable for up to hundreds of years.
- In a day-to-day activities should be considered the use and use of equipment or goods in the home, avoid direct friction of any wood surface with sharp goods. If for example you would move large furniture such as chairs or tables do not be done by sliding but moved by lifting.
- Treat plants around your house, don't let your walls of your house be covered by the trees that are near the house, if necessary pruning the trees so that the walls and rooms in the house get sunlight so Wood is not moist and wood does not quickly moldy.
- Also be aware of the smoke from the cooking room do not often enter the room made of wood, because this will cause the wood will be dull quickly.
- If your home is using hardwood floors, don't allow heavy loads that don't take too long in the house.
B. Periodic maintenance.
Regular maintenance can be done to the part of the house to avoid major damage, this periodic treatment may require considerable cost, but it is necessary to maintain the building to stay durable and durable. If you are not skilled enough and do not have enough time, you can appoint a team of professionals who are already experts in working on it. The treatments are:
If your wooden wall washing step does not produce an exhilarating, you may need to use a soft bristle brush and then you mix water with a mild-containing soap. If there are many moss, you can use a mixture of 3 parts water mixed with 1 part vinegar. Some cleaning mixtures may be found in store stores but the use of vinegar is the most economical. ! When you clean the walls of your house, do the cleaning from above then down. This is to keep water from relittering the cleared area.
Repaint. In general, the recommended maintenance time for wooden walls is a minimum repainting every five years and treating it with the provision of dyestuffs every 3 years. Especially for high rainfall and high humidity areas, you may need to replace your home paint if you have not previously used it by using the type of paint made of latex.
Structure inspection. You need to check your wooden structure periodically. Especially if you use a roof frame and a ceiling of wood. This structure is a hidden place so it is not often seen. We are sometimes unaware of any roof frame damage by beetle attack, so that our roof frame is already a lot of holes. Do the extermination by spraying insect repellent. Do the closure of the holes with wood putty then paint back with oil. You also need to check your building structure both poles, beams and floors. If you find the wood that is curved, make repairs for example giving the supporting wood, it is done so that the wood should not be broken. If the wood arches are quite severe, consider whether there is more loading, move the load more or add wood to withstand the burden.
- Termite destruction and prevention. Nowadays, technology about termites and prevention is growing. If the wood in your house has been attacked by termites, immediately destruction of the termites. Termite disinfection can be done by giving anti-termite medication on the part that has been attacked, the wood must first be drilled so that anti-termite drugs can eradicate termites therein. If the administration of the drug is complete, the wood should be closed again for example the provision of wood putty. Make sure the wood condition is still strong, if it should be replaced immediately. If the wood that has been attacked by termites has been quite severe in addition to its strength is not good anymore, also feared termites can not be eliminated in total so that it will still invite other termites come in place that has been stricken. If your house has not attacked termites do prevention. Nowadays, technology to collect termites already exist, so termites can be collected if it has begun to approach your home. Do consultation and prevention with the right party experts to do so.
- Feeding the rat venom and mousetrap. If you feel there is a mouse at your home or find a mouse bite hole immediately create a rat poison and make a trap near the hole. Usually the mouse will go through a rather closed corner of the house. The placement of rat venom should be far from where ordinary children play. Make a repair of the wood that has been bitten so that the mouse is not freely roaming anymore.
- Washing the outer wall. Washing your wooden walls can be done depending on the level of air impurities that are in the circumference. If your home is located around the neighborhood with a tree that many may wash the wall can be done once in 3 years. If the condition of your home is in a lot of dust, you can clean it in a dry way by using a wet lap, so that the dust does not get sticky and damage the wood. Washing wet against wooden walls if too often done can also cause the paint will quickly fade or peel, and also allows the wood will absorb water so it can be soft fast. There are several different ways that can be done to clean the wooden walls. Can be done with the evaporation (steam) or pressure system, can also be done with a power washer (spraying water with certain pressure). If you use a wood cleaning machine tool you must be careful. If the pressure is too big against the surface of the wood can cause the wood to become crushed or can also damage its wood, it will cause you need to repaint your timber. Request a recommended pressure K if you use a wooden washer.
If your wooden wall washing step does not produce an exhilarating, you may need to use a soft bristle brush and then you mix water with a mild-containing soap. If there are many moss, you can use a mixture of 3 parts water mixed with 1 part vinegar. Some cleaning mixtures may be found in store stores but the use of vinegar is the most economical. ! When you clean the walls of your house, do the cleaning from above then down. This is to keep water from relittering the cleared area.
Some tips you might need to take note of when cleaning your home wall
- Make sure you close your window while cleaning your house's wooden walls, you certainly don't want your house to be wet.
- Keep the spray direction of water against windows and doors
- Unplug or power off associated with the outside of the house, this is to remove the electrical short circuit when wet.
- If you have plants or flowers under the walls of your house, cover it with plastic, this avoids the washing medicine not get crops/flowers because it will prevent crops to die.
- Move objects that cannot get water around near the wall. Store in a safe place
- Do not let the cleaning material dry on the wall. If you need to break flush first until clean.
Repaint. In general, the recommended maintenance time for wooden walls is a minimum repainting every five years and treating it with the provision of dyestuffs every 3 years. Especially for high rainfall and high humidity areas, you may need to replace your home paint if you have not previously used it by using the type of paint made of latex.
Structure inspection. You need to check your wooden structure periodically. Especially if you use a roof frame and a ceiling of wood. This structure is a hidden place so it is not often seen. We are sometimes unaware of any roof frame damage by beetle attack, so that our roof frame is already a lot of holes. Do the extermination by spraying insect repellent. Do the closure of the holes with wood putty then paint back with oil. You also need to check your building structure both poles, beams and floors. If you find the wood that is curved, make repairs for example giving the supporting wood, it is done so that the wood should not be broken. If the wood arches are quite severe, consider whether there is more loading, move the load more or add wood to withstand the burden.
Tips:
- If your home is in the form of a call make sure that the bottom of your house has room for maintenance and repair. The floor distance that is too low in the dirt will also cause the floor structure wood will be quickly moist, and will be increasingly loading termites and fungi develop. If it is too low you can ask the experts to give way out to increase its height.
- Check the rain falls distance from the roof of your house, in case of water splash against the walls do repair the distance falling roof of your house.
- Avoid splashes of water from the roof to the walls of the house, you can create plants around the walls of the house.
