This video popped in to my feed this morning, the video shows a summary of most stages of building a traditional korean house. And man, what a different construction style to what we do here in...
This video popped in to my feed this morning, the video shows a summary of most stages of building a traditional korean house. And man, what a different construction style to what we do here in Northern Europe!
Jointed wood frame / exoskeleton that is faintly reminiscent of a log cabin, mud and daube(?) style panels, wooden roof with some type of natural fiber(?) insulation.
I wonder what the R value of this type of house is? The timber frame has to have some cold-bridging. How do they run utilities?
That's what I'm thinking about too. Is the cost/value ratio better than something you would see in Europe? Does it fare better/worse? It's really interesting to see, probably connected to the...
That's what I'm thinking about too. Is the cost/value ratio better than something you would see in Europe? Does it fare better/worse? It's really interesting to see, probably connected to the different weather. So probably it fares well in Korea than an Europe style building. The cost of the building seems to be cheaper so you would expect it to be cheaper. Might have to look it up.
I'm not an expert in house building but the whole process seemed really smooth and well thought out to me. The nail gun guy did a really precise work. One question that arise for me is how well...
I'm not an expert in house building but the whole process seemed really smooth and well thought out to me. The nail gun guy did a really precise work. One question that arise for me is how well these "light" structures/old styled houses stand compered to new ones. Let's say this mud/clay with wooden beams compared to a brick house. I know these kinds of buildings will fare better against earthquakes, one factor I don't know how common is in Korea. But it's still interesting, good work nontheless.
A few things that seem concerning to me. The house doesn't seem connected to the foundation, I see a slab with a brick spacer to the bottom of the main posts, but nothing that ties it down....
A few things that seem concerning to me. The house doesn't seem connected to the foundation, I see a slab with a brick spacer to the bottom of the main posts, but nothing that ties it down. Earthquake, tsunami flooding or high winds could shift the top from the slab then result in all sorts of other problems.
The amount of exposed untreated wood on the exterior. It could get coated with something to prevent moisture damage or rotting, but that's going to require maintenance/upkeep every 5-10 years. And doesn't speak to the parts of the wood directly on blocks which should normally have some type of barrier to prevent moisture absorption. Even burning/charring works as a good means or protection. Also curious what prevents bug/pest infestation or if that is a problem in Korea.
This isn't designed in a way that can easily have an expansion or remodel. A lot of this is designed and planned out that no electrical, plumbing or HVAC can be extended without major overhaul, so if you were adding another person to your family and wanted another bed/bath addition you would be looking at relocation or extremely costly reconstruction.
While I also don't see how it's permanently attached to the foundation, I'm also watching a heavily edited youtube video and these aren't amateurs building their first house in the middle of...
While I also don't see how it's permanently attached to the foundation, I'm also watching a heavily edited youtube video and these aren't amateurs building their first house in the middle of nowhere off some pictures, so I trust they know what they're doing. So I'm sure there's some fixing it in place. Same goes for the exposed wood; of note is that wood darkening over time isn't a bad thing and both Korea and it's climatically similar Japan have multi-century old buildings still standing with exposed wood. Pests seem to be of a minimal worry if there is no ground contact with the wood as the main pest is a subterranean termite with no way to get up the foundation.
All the utilities are coming up through the foundation and despite what HGTV makes people think, renovations that actually move plumbing or electrical around a house are pretty rare. Same with remodels and expansions; most involve knocking out a wall to have a larger kitchen, extensive remodels just add a second floor and that's primarily removing part of a roof to add a section. HVAC in places other than the US is almost exclusively mini-splits instead of central.
One thing - I'm guessing English isn't your first language because in English we have to number our nouns. Use either 'a/an' for 1 or use the number/many/a lot. In English, 'making beautiful...
One thing - I'm guessing English isn't your first language because in English we have to number our nouns. Use either 'a/an' for 1 or use the number/many/a lot. In English, 'making beautiful house' means 'making a type of techno music' because "house" is a style of techno and acts because it involves very many, using no 'number' word means you probably aren't talking about an actual house that peopl live in.
That's what the title of the original video is, which was posted by a Korean channel. I don't think it's necessary to correct someone for posting the title of a video verbatim.
That's what the title of the original video is, which was posted by a Korean channel. I don't think it's necessary to correct someone for posting the title of a video verbatim.
This video popped in to my feed this morning, the video shows a summary of most stages of building a traditional korean house. And man, what a different construction style to what we do here in Northern Europe!
Jointed wood frame / exoskeleton that is faintly reminiscent of a log cabin, mud and daube(?) style panels, wooden roof with some type of natural fiber(?) insulation.
I wonder what the R value of this type of house is? The timber frame has to have some cold-bridging. How do they run utilities?
That's what I'm thinking about too. Is the cost/value ratio better than something you would see in Europe? Does it fare better/worse? It's really interesting to see, probably connected to the different weather. So probably it fares well in Korea than an Europe style building. The cost of the building seems to be cheaper so you would expect it to be cheaper. Might have to look it up.
I'm not an expert in house building but the whole process seemed really smooth and well thought out to me. The nail gun guy did a really precise work. One question that arise for me is how well these "light" structures/old styled houses stand compered to new ones. Let's say this mud/clay with wooden beams compared to a brick house. I know these kinds of buildings will fare better against earthquakes, one factor I don't know how common is in Korea. But it's still interesting, good work nontheless.
A few things that seem concerning to me. The house doesn't seem connected to the foundation, I see a slab with a brick spacer to the bottom of the main posts, but nothing that ties it down. Earthquake, tsunami flooding or high winds could shift the top from the slab then result in all sorts of other problems.
The amount of exposed untreated wood on the exterior. It could get coated with something to prevent moisture damage or rotting, but that's going to require maintenance/upkeep every 5-10 years. And doesn't speak to the parts of the wood directly on blocks which should normally have some type of barrier to prevent moisture absorption. Even burning/charring works as a good means or protection. Also curious what prevents bug/pest infestation or if that is a problem in Korea.
This isn't designed in a way that can easily have an expansion or remodel. A lot of this is designed and planned out that no electrical, plumbing or HVAC can be extended without major overhaul, so if you were adding another person to your family and wanted another bed/bath addition you would be looking at relocation or extremely costly reconstruction.
While I also don't see how it's permanently attached to the foundation, I'm also watching a heavily edited youtube video and these aren't amateurs building their first house in the middle of nowhere off some pictures, so I trust they know what they're doing. So I'm sure there's some fixing it in place. Same goes for the exposed wood; of note is that wood darkening over time isn't a bad thing and both Korea and it's climatically similar Japan have multi-century old buildings still standing with exposed wood. Pests seem to be of a minimal worry if there is no ground contact with the wood as the main pest is a subterranean termite with no way to get up the foundation.
All the utilities are coming up through the foundation and despite what HGTV makes people think, renovations that actually move plumbing or electrical around a house are pretty rare. Same with remodels and expansions; most involve knocking out a wall to have a larger kitchen, extensive remodels just add a second floor and that's primarily removing part of a roof to add a section. HVAC in places other than the US is almost exclusively mini-splits instead of central.
One thing - I'm guessing English isn't your first language because in English we have to number our nouns. Use either 'a/an' for 1 or use the number/many/a lot. In English, 'making beautiful house' means 'making a type of techno music' because "house" is a style of techno and acts because it involves very many, using no 'number' word means you probably aren't talking about an actual house that peopl live in.
That's what the title of the original video is, which was posted by a Korean channel. I don't think it's necessary to correct someone for posting the title of a video verbatim.
You’re slightly overthinking it - the title of the video is copied straight from YouTube (or was when I posted it).
I am not the creator of the video.