Log houses
BASIC DATA
course listing
A - main register
course code
NTS1520
course title in Estonian
Palkmajad
course title in English
Log houses
course volume CP
2.00
ECTS credits
3.00
to be declared
yes
assessment form
Pass/fail assessment
teaching semester
autumn - spring
language of instruction
Estonian
English
Study programmes that contain the course
code of the study programme version
course compulsory
EAEI02/25
no
Structural units teaching the course
ET - Tartu College
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VERSION SPECIFIC DATA
course aims in Estonian
Anda teoreetilisi teadmisi käsitsi palkmajade ehitusest alates sobivast materjalivalikust ja lõpetades hoone ehitusega - vundamendist kuni katuseni.
Õpetada arvutama hoonele kuluvat palkide kogust ja arvestama palkmaja ehituse iseäarasustega.
Anda ettekujutust vanade palkhoonete taastamisest.
course aims in English
To give the knowledge about hand made loghome building
from how to select the wood to building the house (from the basement to the roof). To teach calculation of the amount of wood for house and knowhow about the the features of building a log house.
To give knowledge has a perception of renovating
an old loghouse.
learning outcomes in the course in Est.
Õppeaine eduka läbimise järel üliõpilane:
- teab puidu omadusi, mis on olulised palkehituses;
- oskab valida palkmaja ehituseks sobivat puitu;
- oskab arvutada palkhoonele kuluvat palkide koguseid;
- omab ülevaadet, kuidas käsitsi palksein valmib;
- teab iseärasusi, millega tuleb palkmaja ehituse juures arvestada;
- tunneb erinevaid looduslikke katusekattematerjale;
- omab ettekujutust vanade palkhoonete taastamisest;
- oskab koostada hinnangut palkhoone seisukorra kohta.
learning outcomes in the course in Eng.
At the end of the course, the student is expected to:
- know the characteristics of the wood important when building a log house;
- be able to select a suitable wood for log house;
- be able to calculate the amount of wood needed for a house;
- have an overview how the log wall is built;
- know the features one has to consider when building a log house;
- know different natural materials for roof covering;
- have a perception of renovating an old log house;
- be able to draft valuation for the state of the log building.
brief description of the course in Estonian
Õppeaine käigus käsitletakse järgnevaid teemasid:
- puidu omadused;
- palkide valik metsas ja platsil;
- palkhoone projekteerimine ja materjali kulu arvutamine;
- palkhoonete vundamendid, seinad ja katusekonstruktsioonid ning nende ehitus;
- looduslikud katusekattematerjalid ja nende paigaldus;
- vanade palkhoonete taastamine;
- vabaõhumuuseumid meil ja mujal.
brief description of the course in English
The following topics are covered during the course:
- wood characteristics;
- selecting a wood for the log building in the forest and in the storage place;
- make a project for a log house and calculating the amount of the material cost;
- basement, walls and roof constructions of log house;
- natural materials for roof covering; renovating of old log houses;
- most noted open-air museums in Estonia and in neighborhood.
type of assessment in Estonian
Mitteeristav hindamine
type of assessment in English
Non distinctive evaluation
independent study in Estonian
Kursusetöö koostamine
independent study in English
Preparation of coursework
study literature
Andres Uus, Ragner Lõbu. Soovitused käsitööna palkmaja ehituseks: käsiraamat palkmajaehitajale ja -huvilisele. Vanaajamaja, 2007
Vana maamaja: käsiraamat. Koostanud Joosep Metslang. Tammerraamat, 2012
Kaila Panu. Majatohter 1.-6. Viplala, 1999
study forms and load
daytime study: weekly hours
2.0
session-based study work load (in a semester):
lectures
2.0
lectures
-
practices
0.0
practices
-
exercises
0.0
exercises
-
lecturer in charge
-
LECTURER SYLLABUS INFO
semester of studies
teaching lecturer / unit
language of instruction
Extended syllabus
2024/2025 spring
Andres Uus, ET - Tartu College
Estonian
    NTS1520 Log houses.pdf 
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    2022/2023 autumn
    Andres Uus, ET - Tartu College
    Estonian
      2020/2021 autumn
      Andres Uus, ET - Tartu College
      Estonian
        2018/2019 autumn
        Andres Uus, ET - Tartu College
        Estonian
          2016/2017 autumn
          Andres Uus, ET - Tartu College
          Estonian
            2014/2015 autumn
            Andres Uus, ET - Tartu College
            Estonian
              Course description in Estonian
              Course description in English