Basics Timber Construction

Introduction.- Building material.- Timber.- Growth.- Timber moisture.- Qualities.- Ways of cutting.- Loadbearing properties.- Timber construction products.- Solid timber.- Timber materials.- Construction panels.- Timber protection.- Timber selection.- Structural timber protection.- Chemical timber protection.- Construction.- Stability.- Loadbearing system.- Wall reinforcement.- Timber construction systems.- Log construction.- Timber-frame construction.- Frame construction.- Skeleton construction.- Panel construction.- Building components.- Foundations and base.- Slab foundation.- Strip foundations.- Individual foundation.- External wall.- Layer construction.- Building science.- External formwork.- Surface treatment.- Interior cladding and installation.- Apertures.- Interior wall.- Structure.- Incorporation.- Ceilings.- Beam ceilings.- Structure.- Layer of beams.- Support.- Solid ceilings.- Roof.- Pitched roofs.- Flat roof.- Appendix.- DIN standards.- Information sources.- Picture credits.