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The Construction of a Wooden House from Scratch Advances in Just a Few Days in Santa Catarina, with Concrete Piloti Buried Between 50 and 70 cm, Beams Every 60 cm and Fiber Cement Roof. The Project by Mr. Reginaldo from the Channel Living on the Road Includes a Bathroom 2 m by 1.35, Waterproofing, and a Cost Close to R$ 18,000.
The wooden house from scratch is born from a simple and rare decision made so detailed: a father in Santa Catarina decides to build a dwelling to take his daughter out of rent and shorten the path to a more stable life, with land already purchased and work done at a steady pace without visible waste.
What draws attention is not just the result, but the method. Piloti, wire tying, choice of floor spacing, fiber cement roof, and a bathroom separated from the “rough” part of the house, using wood frame, drywall, waterproofing, and ceramics, all designed to be quick and resistant to the winds of the south.
The Urgency to Get Out of Rent and the Logic Behind Size
The story begins with a very specific goal: to deliver a small, functional, and low-cost house for a 27-year-old daughter, with the explicit promise of relieving the burden of rent.
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The standard is regional and assumes a cultural choice from the south: compact housing, with a porch as a recurring idea, without selling the illusion of a “big house,” and without treating simplicity as fragility.
Here, the wooden house from scratch is not a symbol of improvisation, but of priority.
The focus is on putting the structure up and enabling minimal comfort quickly, leaving aesthetic improvements and upgrades for the future, such as internal ceiling, double wall, and insulation with wool, should the resident want it.
Piloti, Level, and Burial: Where the House Really Begins
The first technical chapter is the elevated foundation. Concrete piloti with 1 m in length is driven and leveled to define the height of the floor, with burial varying according to the terrain slope.
In practice, clear reference measurements appear: a minimum of 50 cm, with points reaching close to 65 to 70 cm.
Besides driving, there is what many constructions ignore: tying. The piloti have holes for passing thick wire, creating locking between columns and reducing the chance of displacement due to wind and vibration.
It’s a simple solution, but it reveals a concern for stability, especially in a scenario where the builder himself mentions strong gusts and wind alerts.
The Floor as a “Column,” Spacing, Wood Belly, and Controlled Economy
The floor base follows a mathematical design of repetition: the house is 3 m wide, with a central pillar to leave 1.5 m between supports.
In length, there are 7.5 m, again marked by 1.5 m modules. On top of this, the floor framing gains smaller repetition: crosspieces every 60 cm, with the caveat that it could be 50 cm for greater rigidity, but 60 cm is accepted as a standard to save without losing function.
The most “carpentry” detail is the orientation of the wood: the belly of the beam faces up, because the weight of the house tends to lower and rectify the whole.
It’s the type of choice that doesn’t show up in a beautiful project but decides whether the floor will “sag” or remain firm. In this wooden house from scratch, the economy exists, but it doesn’t become a blind shortcut, it is always confronted with what might cause problems later.
Treated Pine Timber in Autoclave and the Roof That Needs to Withstand
The structure uses treated pine timber in autoclave, with sections cited between 4.5 by 9 and 5 by 10, described as protection against rot and termites, with a mentioned warranty of 25 years.
The builder’s argument is straightforward: since this assembly is under the floor, sheltered from rain, the chance of a longer lifespan increases.
At the top, the choice of fiber cement tiles also aligns with the same reasoning: known weight, quick assembly, and compatibility with a system where the wall boards are part of the structure, not just closure.
The wooden house from scratch here doesn’t rely on a “material miracle,” it depends on a well-distributed load path, transferring the weight of the roof to walls and from these to the piloti.
Simple Windows, Cross Ventilation, and Decisions Guided by Sun and Wind
The openings are deliberately simple, including a window made from the wood itself, without glass, for ventilation, with the expectation that later the resident will replace it with better solutions.
This is not negligence; it’s a schedule: first comes air, light, and use, and then the finish. The positioning of the door and windows arises from an assessment of the terrain: afternoon sun on one side, wind coming from the sea about 10 km away on the other, and the desire for cross ventilation.
The internal layout also appears with concrete measurements: combined living and kitchen 3 by 3, bedroom 3 by 3, and the bathroom in the middle as a divider.
In this wooden house from scratch, even the absence of a window in one wall has practical justification, to avoid heat gain from the afternoon sun in the summer and organize the airflow in the opposite openings.
The Bathroom as a “Construction Within the Construction,” Wood Frame, Drywall, and Ceramics
The bathroom is treated as the most tedious and slow part, and therefore receives a different system. A wood frame is used, described as more robust, mounted on the floor and raised later, due to the lack of brackets, with blockers and braces to secure the house against wind.
Inside, moisture-resistant drywall, with the essential caveat: moisture-resistant doesn’t mean waterproof, so waterproofing becomes a mandatory step.
On the floor, there is a 8 mm cement board screwed onto the floor, with ceramics on top of it.
The waterproofing is done with two-component polymer mortar, applied in layers, reinforced with fiberglass mesh in the corners and extending up the wall to a reference height before receiving the finishing layer.
This is the section in which the wooden house from scratch stops being “quick” and becomes “technical”, because it is in the bathroom that wood and water conflict.
Construction Time, Material Costs, and Where Money Really Disappears
The construction progresses in short phases, with well-defined milestones: structure erected in just a few days, ceiling, doors and windows consuming specific days, and the bathroom requiring a sequence of electrical, plumbing, panel, waterproofing, and finishing work.
In conclusion, there is an estimate of about 12 days of construction, with several moments when the builder works alone or with occasional help.
In financial terms, the breakdown is honest: around R$ 18,000 in material for a house with a finished bathroom, explicitly stating that there is no labor cost included.
The ceramics are subcontracted by preference, with a quoted price of R$ 25 per m², precisely to avoid stress and ensure quality finishing.
The final reading is straightforward: the wooden house from scratch is competitive due to speed, not necessarily for being “super cheap,” especially as lumber prices rise.
In the end, the delivery is not just a house. It’s a family strategy to cut rent and stabilize the life of a young person, using a regional system that combines piloti, repetitive carpentry, lightweight roofing, and a hybrid bathroom that tries to bring wood frame standards into a simple construction.
Now I want to pull you into the concrete: if you were to build a wooden house from scratch in your area, what would hold you back first, wind and structural bracing, waterproofing the bathroom, or the cost of wood, and why, with the terrain and labor already sorted?
Amei essa casa, com certeza que eu gostaria de uma casa desta, rápida de bom gosto e no meu entendimento econômica, e muito boa para o nosso ambiente.
Prática econômica e boa para nossa croma.
Q privilégio está filha teve ,um começo muito grande,para dias melhores q virão. É o básico para começar a vida ,dps pode fazer melhorias ,ou aumento de cômodos . . Parabéns katrine. Parabéns Reginaldo, Andrea,,ou seja família VNE. Ajudas extras,em alguma coisa,como o Robinho, Vinícius, parabéns p vcs tbm . Família querida do meu coração. Q Deus continue os abençoando sempre. E o Ryan a caminho 🙏😘❤️
Casinha da Catrinw muito fofo