All about inch boards

To carry out all kinds of construction, finishing work, various types of wood materials are often used. A popular option is "inch" boards. This lumber can be used for the construction of partitions, wall coverings, structures, roofs. The article will discuss the main characteristics of such wooden boards, as well as what types they are.

"Thumbnails" look like standard wooden planks. This name means that these products are 1 inch (25 millimeters) thick. Despite their small size, these materials are able to withstand significant loads.

"Thumbnails" can be made from various types of wood. They can be either edged or unedged. These types of lumber are mainly sold planed, the surface of such products is carefully processed during the manufacturing process.

Boards of this type are widely used in construction. So, they are often used in the formation of the lathing for pitched roofing. For this purpose, you can also purchase an ordinary unedged board if you are using slate. If you take soft material for decoration, then you should buy solid edged wood.

"Thumbnails" are often used in the construction of frames for greenhouses and greenhouses. But, as a rule, they are combined with a bar - this allows you to give the structure maximum strength.

Lumber can be purchased for sub-flooring. In this case, it is also better to give preference to models with a thickness of 25 millimeters. As a rule, one continuous wood flooring is formed for the flooring. Subsequently, it is on such a ready-made base that a special material is laid for organizing a vapor barrier, as well as a heater. Logs are formed from the boards for a parquet floorboard.

And also boards "inch" can be used for the construction of fences. Shields are made of them, they are used for cladding various outbuildings in summer cottages.

Currently, in hardware stores, buyers will be able to find a variety of types of boards "inch". So, depending on the material from which they are made, this lumber can be divided into several options.

• From pine. This wood is most often used to create such a material. Pine is distinguished by a relatively low price, and this species is also well subjected to various treatments during the production process. Treated wood has high strength and durability. Pine board "inch" has a fairly wide variety of colors. In addition, this variety has a pronounced interesting structure. Pine is capable of providing excellent thermal insulation, which is why boards made from it are often used in flooring. The material can be easily processed on a milling or turning machine. Blanks from this wood dry out rather quickly, which significantly speeds up the process of manufacturing structures.

• From larch. This wood is harder.It is impossible to find small knots and similar defects on its surface, which is why it is easily processed. At the same time, parts made from larch are distinguished by a relatively high price. And also such building structures have a high degree of resinousness, which protects the wood, but this factor often interferes with processing.

• From the spruce. Such a coniferous material for creating "inches" has a light color and a rather soft texture. Spruce, like larch, boasts a high resin content, which allows it to be protected, but when compared with larch, it will still rot faster. Spruce is also quite expensive.

• Birch. Birch boards "inch" have a low cost. They can easily withstand fairly heavy loads, high degrees of humidity, shock. Birch is easy to process.

• Oak. This breed for the manufacture of lumber is considered the most durable, reliable, durable. Oak structures can easily withstand heavy loads, high humidity, and are perfectly amenable to processing.

• Maple. This kind of wood is rarely used for making "inches". This wood species has a beautiful and unusual natural pattern. In addition, it has high strength, good resistance to temperature extremes and high humidity. Maple lumber is most often purchased for indoor wall construction.

• From cedar. Cedar boards boast resistance to decay and insect attacks due to their high resin content. Cedar is not fire resistant, like many other types of trees. At the same time, such lumber will practically not support the fire, but will smolder slowly.

• Aspen. Such wood is quite dense and homogeneous in structure. Aspen surfaces are white or gray-white. They are easy to cut and process. It is easy to saw and level. At the same time, aspen is capable of absorbing a large amount of atmospheric moisture, which can lead to rapid deterioration and destruction of the structure. Therefore, it is not recommended to use such a rock to create structures that will later be placed outdoors or in other places with high levels of humidity.

• Linden. These options are used extremely rarely, since linden bases do not have good strength and durability. They will quickly rot, but at the same time they can be easily painted and processed, including polishing. The tree is practically not damaged by harmful insects and rodents. Such boards will keep warm well. Such lumber is most often used in the formation of floor coverings. Such floors will be relatively soft and comfortable, they are considered "quiet" - during use, the boards do not creak.

The edges of the edged surfaces must be strictly perpendicular to each other, which makes the board a versatile building material - if necessary, you can create more accurate joints from it. An unedged variety of such boards is formed using a special longitudinal sawing of logs. It is bought for the creation of small warehouse buildings, utility rooms, storerooms, hanging structures, temporary fences.

There is also a planed type of boards. This type of lumber is necessarily subjected to special processing from all sides at once. As a result, products are formed that are distinguished by a smooth surface and a geometrically correct shape.

Planed lumber is particularly resistant to high humidity and temperature extremes. This building material is used in many areas of human activity, for example, for the decoration of various utility structures, for the construction of internal partitions and fences. Non-planed "inch" board in the production process does not undergo the same careful processing as in the previous version. Such models are inferior in strength and durability to planed samples.

Grooved types of such boards are used to create plank flooring on logs. These types are fairly easy to install and have a low cost. Equipped with a special air vent in the form of a small cutout and tongue-and-groove joints located on the end parts of the products.

Dry boards "inch" made from pine needles are also subdivided into 5 varieties, depending on the quality level. Products made from larch can be divided into 4 varieties.

According to the scope of application, all these boards can be divided into 3 separate groups: premium products, first and second, third and fourth. So, to create various furniture designs, for interior decoration, it is better to use grades 1 and 2.

In building stores, consumers will be able to purchase "inch" boards with different dimensional values, as well as a different number of pieces. The choice will depend on the purposes for which the lumber will be used. All dimensions must be indicated on the packaging with products, they can be indicated both in millimeters and in centimeters.

Standard dimensions for "inches" are 25x100x6000, 25x150x6000, 25x200x6000 millimeters (most often a board with a width of 150 mm is taken in construction). Models 25x100 mm can have other lengths. As already mentioned, inch boards are 2.5 cm thick.

Before buying lumber for construction, you must take into account the mass and volume of wood products in one cubic meter. The number of six-meter boards in 1 cube will depend on the width of the structures. It can be 33, 37, 44, 55, 66 pieces. Varieties of models with a length of 6 meters are considered the most common options.

The number of boards with a length of 4 meters in one cubic meter will also depend on the width and area. It can reach 55, 50, 66, 83, 100 pcs. The weight of "inches" can vary significantly depending on the width. It can reach 7.8, 11.7, 15.6, 19.5 kilograms. Models made from dry oak base will be slightly heavier.

Before buying such boards, it is worth considering some important nuances of choice. Remember that this lumber can be chamber or air dried. More reliable and durable models are considered that undergo a special drying in a chamber equipped for this.

Before purchasing, you should pay attention to the evenness of the saw cut. Check the surface of the wood for insect damage. Make sure that there are no scratches or chips on the boards. The presence of various defects on the sawn timber must correspond to the specified grade.

The selection of the size is also important. It is this parameter that must be calculated to determine the required amount of lumber. As a rule, the number of boards is measured in cubic meters - this value is the sum of the length, width and thickness of such wooden structures.

It is recommended to look at the strength level of the wood. It can be identified by the growth rings on the surface of the material. The older the tree, the more durable the building structures will be. With age, the growth rings on the wood begin to narrow, so the models in which they are placed as close to each other as possible are the oldest and most durable.