How to build houses in Norway

Many of the users FORUMHOUSE heard that build Norwegian house - first means to build a house on national narvezhskim traditions, multiplied by the optimal combination of price and quality. And at the mention of the phrase "Norwegian house" conjure massive log-house-carriages with a memorable logging castles in Norwegian style. This is not quite true. After reading our article, you will learn:

• What is it - the construction of a house in Norwegian;
• How to build a Norwegian house;
• What they build houses in Norway.
• How does the heating system in the Norwegian house.

What is a Norwegian house

Magic words "house in Norwegian" means being able to live in his own house in maximum harmony with nature, but to have all the benefits of civilization.

In Norway, in 1972 the Council of Ministers, it was decided not to develop the construction of multi-storey buildings. Instead of concrete blocks of flats close to focus its efforts on the construction of private houses or townhouses.

The benefit of this approach to house building is obvious - does not require the construction of huge CHP and summing of utilities to the private home. It was in such a whole of government approach lies the answer to why in Norway developed as private housing.

Norwegian Building - it is rather a philosophy, rather than technology. As mentioned above, contrary to popular belief, traditional chopped building of the mast being built is not very often. The main part of the buildings make up karkasniki. A log houses, paying tribute to the past, mainly used under the usual for us garden and for traveling with the family on the nature - just like in Moscow.

there are two categories of houses in Norway for permanent residence and for a holiday in the mountains. Some Norwegian cottages look like a full house for year-round use, they have one characteristic feature - a flagpole with a pennant.

Despite the fact that electricity is widespread in Norway, some owners chopped cottages deliberately refuse summing electricity.

This is due to the fact that the Norwegians during the holiday weekend eager to be alone with nature.

And sometimes, for maximum recreating atmosphere antiquity, during leisure time use wood stoves and lamp oil.

In those buildings, which for one reason or another to bring electricity is impossible or very expensive - house is situated high in the mountains, the Norwegians establish autonomous sources of electricity - solar battery. A cooking are imported bottled gas.

In Norway generally do not build very large and expensive houses, because the locals are not accepted to exhibit their wealth on display.

The average area of ​​homes in Norway amounts to from 160 to 200 m2. Since Norwegians are known for their frugality, they rightly believe that in operation comparatively small cottage is more favorable.

If you have a large income, Norwegian homeowner prefers not to build huge mansions or castles, and to invest in a design project of modern and stylish home.

Norwegian frame

Also in Norway is practically built stone dwellings, preferring karkasniki. In addition to low coverage, frame houses are much better at pretty cool Norwegian climate, allowing to heat the home with great savings.

The construction of any karkasnika begins with laying the foundation. But there are some local features. In Norway, the main types of foundations it - the foundation of UWB and melkozaglublenny strip foundation with floors on the ground, as Norwegians believe that these foundations are best suited for karkasnikov, increasing their heat capacity and energy efficiency.

Standard frame in Norway - a layer of insulation in the walls of 20 cm, but to create an energy-efficient, or so-called passive house insulation layer is adjusted to 40 cm..

The walls in most Norwegian homes are finished planed board, which is then painted in several layers. Norwegians found that planed timber, as opposed to planing and better absorb the paint and much better resists adverse weather factors - snow, wind and rain. The main colors of the color of the walls of the Norwegian house: ocher, white, brown and black.

Cladding Norwegian house is made either horizontally so-called ship type or vertically - prussian type of skin.

As the roof is mainly used natural building material - ceramic tiles and metal. Contrary to popular belief, wood roofs in Norway and is rarely used as shingles.

Most of the roofs of houses made of Norwegian black metal. Therefore, the roof is better gets warm and the snow comes down to it faster.

Traditional Norwegian green roof, is mainly found in the vacation home or a home for tourists.

How to heat their homes in Norway

Heating in this cool Stronie have to attach great importance, but it is arranged entirely on a different principle than us. Heating in Norway - it is mainly electric heaters and electric warm floors.
Norwegians like to be heated stove.

In addition, the Norwegians can heat their homes with simple wood-burning stove, often referred to in our stove.

In the Nordic countries because of the high cost of gas heating is very popular home's heating with wood.

In conclusion, it is worth saying a few words about the interior of the Norwegian home. Since the rooms in the understanding of the Norwegians are an extension of the surrounding nature, in the living room trying to make panoramic windows, devoid of bindings and the maximum possible size, so sitting in the living room you can feel part of nature.

Also in Norway, as in other European countries, there are practically no familiar to us deaf and high fences.

If necessary - because of the proximity of the road Norwegians can build a fence from a low picket fence, or if you want to hide the house from prying eyes, planted green fence.

And another interesting feature of the local construction: here taken to build a beautiful farm building.

This is not a well-preserved ancient building and a summer house made antique. Ethe cabins in Norwegian!

You can read the article about the peculiarities of the construction of houses in Germany and America.

On our forum there is a topic with a detailed coverage of all phases of construction of the house Scandinavian style.  Watch a video about the complex of alternative energy sources to heat the house.

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