Fakhverkovy houses have for the first time appeared in Holland in the 15th century, gradually conquering Europe, they remained several centuries rather widespread way of construction of housing. Today fakhverkovy houses have received rebirth, combining experience of the past centuries and new spirits of the times, they have turned into beautiful, graceful buildings.
Features of fakhverkovy houses
The main feature of fakhverkhovy structure of houses is the framework from straight lines and wood beams inclined under different corners. When facing they do not clean up under covering, and remain in sight, forming ornament, characteristic of houses of this kind. One more their difference from normal houses is that to them all loading goes not on the base, the skeleton of the fakhverkovy house makes timber frame construction of beams, thus, pressure upon walls does not occur. It gives some advantages to houses of this kind, for example, since framework of these houses easy, they do not demand the deep base. Besides, due to simplicity of execution of framework the fakhverkovy houses are under construction very quickly. Interwall spaces have enough the place for laying of the warming material that does such houses very warm. Great advantage is also that the frame system allows to realize the most daring architectural ideas that does these houses beautiful, stylish and unique.
Durability of framework is reached due to use of rigidity of the triangles which are formed on crossings of frames and beams. In construction are applied, generally bars from glued wood. The lack of heavy load on walls, gives to architects the chance to dream and realize unusual projects, placing walls in the house on the plan. Application in fakhverkovy houses of the latest systems of warming has led to the fact that designers have begun to fill space between beams low-emission double-glazed windows that has made facade of houses air and weightless.
Glasses promote more economical consumption of glass, and make impression of full merge of the house to the nature.
Projects of fakhverkovy houses
The combination of tree and glass, natural materials to the latest developments has allowed architects to create the most various beautiful projects. They can be one - two-, three-storyed, in them different finishing, various roofing covering can be used, they can be partially or completely glazed.
All wooden surfaces of fakhverkovy houses become impregnated with the special structures preventing rotting, damage by insects, protecting from atmospheric precipitation or ignition.
Depending on projects, the framework cells called fakhverkhy are glazed or become covered with special finishing material with thermal insulation layer. It gives to construction severe or elegant looking, everything depends on tastes of the customer. Double-glazed windows can be opening or deafs, but not glazed sites can be decorated in various ways. Internal partitions become covered by soundproof material. Besides, the framework allows to hide distributing of communications in the house reliably. Often projects of fakhverkovy houses assume availability of the big canopies hiding the terrace which is often available in such house from hit of precipitation and direct sunshine.