Crafting ideas

Ideas for reusing wood

O dată cu temperaturile mai mari de 5°C am început operațiunile de decapare și demolare ale unui apartament ce urmează să fie transformat în „acasă”. Blocul, cu o vechime de 75 ani, a trecut prin multe de-a lungul timpului astfel că în urma demolării tavanelor și decapării pardoselii am scos lemn montat de diferitele generații care au compartimentat și recompartimentat spațiul. În ciuda îndemnurilor de a-l arunca sau a-l pune pe foc, am decis (cu acordul soției mele) să-l depozitez pe o perioadă de maxim 365 de zile; timp în care să-i găsesc o utilitate și formă finală sau să-l pun pe foc. (vezi poza + vreo 6-7 saci cu plăci mici de parchet de 20mm grosime)

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Astfel începe documentarea mea despre caracteristicile lemnului pentru a face o triere corectă și a elimina orice piesă inutilă; apoi sporirea culturii vizuale pentru a nu ajunge la kitsch și – într-un final – documentarea despre metode de îmbinare și tratare ale lemnului (adezivi, lacuri s.a.m.d.)

Conclusion?

Either decorate on time:

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Fie decorăm suprafețe mai mari:

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Either we produce useful objects:

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Voi ce-ați face cu lemnele astea? Le-ați pune direct pe foc sau v-ați gândi la refolosirea lor într-un fel sau altul?

About the author

Vlad

He is an architect and founding member of Koob Hub. He focuses on civil architecture, interior design and virtual reality. In the last 4 years he has designed residential complexes, shopping mall-like commercial spaces and Class A office towers ranging from 120-300m high for the Chinese market. In his spare time ... haha, who are we kidding!? Vlad has no spare time.

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  • Good evening! In the ongoing development of a house we have decorative birches, trunks. We have found some green ones to buy and I wanted to ask you if we can install them like this or if we have to dry them, if we have to treat them in some way before (painted and with what), what kind of fastening system you recommend etc. I mention that the trunks are 3 m high and 10 and 15 cm in diameter, and the areas where they will be installed are the kitchen/living room and a bedroom. The heating will be underfloor heating and the ceiling is plasterboard. Thank you. Ana

    • Hello,
      Being green wood it will dry out over time and lose mass and volume. Unfortunately natural drying takes years. To dry them faster you should use a kiln (or a factory that has a kiln). They can also be mounted as they are, drying taking place in the house. The risk is that cracks will appear. Wet wood is not protected with varnish. Do not remove the bark (I guess you don't even think about it, considering its beauty), it will make the removal of the water slower and thus there will be no great tensions in the wood. Humidity in the house is also very important. If it drops below 40% (it happens in winter) then the water exchange between the wood and the environment intensifies and tensions in the wood appear again. These tensions lead to cracks in the wood.
      As far as catching is concerned, only the person who did the project can tell you how it should be done. He has all the data.
      All the best!

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