WO1993018242A1

WO1993018242A1 - Wood skeleton construction

Info

Publication number: WO1993018242A1
Application number: PCT/NL1992/000045
Authority: WO
Inventors: Freek Leusink
Original assignee: Freek Leusink
Priority date: 1992-03-10
Filing date: 1992-03-10
Publication date: 1993-09-16

Abstract

The construction system comprises modular wall panels (1, 2) with strips (3, 4) and at least one wall plate (5, 6, 10, 11, 105) mounted against the strips (3, 4), a lintel (7, 107, 207) and upright elements (8, 108, 208, 308) which are connectable to the side edges of the wall panels (1, 2). According to the invention, the construction system comprises a lintel element (7, 107, 207) which is connectable to support surfaces (9, 109, 209, 309) of the upright elements (8, 108, 208, 308). Advantages: the width of the opening to be made is not limited by the availability of elements for forming that opening. Further described are wood skeleton constructions and methods of building up such constructions.

Description

Title: WOOD SKELETON CONSTRUCTION

The invention relates to a system for building up a wood skeleton construction, comprising modular wall panels with str and in each case at least one wall plate mounted against the strips and upright elements which are connectable to side edge of the wall panels.

Such a construction system is known from French patent application 2 287 559.

This construction system comprises modular wall panels of widths which a standard width is a multiple of. The use of thi construction system requires that in drafting the plan a patte be employed that is based on a unit of the smallest width dimension of a wall panel in the construction system. Inasmuch the construction system includes panels of a width equal to th standard width referred to as well as panels of a width which standard width is a multiple of, the small panels need only be used if the desired plan cannot be realized with the panels of the above-mentioned standard width. For the rest, the more efficient, wide wall panels of a width equal to the above- mentioned standard width can be used, whilst a relatively larg freedom of design is offered in drafting the plan.

A supporting structure is obtained in that the conventiona wall panels are built up from vertical strips with wall plates and are coupled by means of horizontal strips. The wall plates mounted against the strips provide for a degree of stability o the wall panels during assembly.

At an early stage in the construction process a constructi can be obtained which is substantially sealed against weather influences and the wall panels are relatively easy to transpor and handle, without special transport or hoisting equipment be necessary.

In this known construction system, an opening in an outer wall is provided by arranging a panel of standard dimensions having an opening provided therein. A lintel bounding the top the opening forms a part of the element with the opening. Vertical posts of that panel - provided with stops for sunblinds or grooves for a roll shutter - engage in vertical grooves of t adjacent panels. The lintel can for example be made in the form of a top doorpost or as a box for accommodating a roll shutter. In this known system, for forming a door opening in an insi wall, a door unit is arranged. The door unit is provided with a framework or grooves which can cooperate with adjacent grooves wall panels. It is also possible to cut a door opening out of a wood panel of the standard width dimension (1.22 m with this known system) at a later stage.

The upright elements are designed for forming an end of a wall, for example at the point where it connects to a wall extending transversely to it, and have a height corresponding t the height of the wall panel to which they are connected. A drawback of this known construction system is that the range of possible dimensions of window and door openings in the walls is limited owing to the standardised dimensions of elemen of the construction system having these openings provided in them. The dimensions correspond to the standard width of the construction system. A further drawback is that window and door frames other than those of the construction system cannot be used.

The object of the invention is to provide a modular construction system for building a wood skeleton construction which affords a large degree of freedom in the selection of dimensions for openings in the walls and frames to be fitted therein, permitting openings to be formed of a width greater th the largest width of a wall panel in the system.

This object is realized according to the invention in that construction system of the type described in the opening paragraph hereof comprises a lintel element which is connectabl to support surfaces of the upright elements .

If the construction system according to the invention is used, a wood skeleton construction can be obtained in which upright elements are connected to side edges of the wall panels. According to the invention, an opening in a wall can be bounded at the top thereof by a lintel element which connects to the support surfaces of the upright elements, with the upright elements extending on opposite sides adjacent to the opening. This wood skeleton construction constitutes a further embodime of the invention.

The invention can further be used in the form of a method which, in a wood skeleton construction as described above, a w with an opening is built by erecting wall panels at a mutual distance which corresponds to the width of the opening to be formed, connecting upright elements to the wall panels on the side of the openings to be made and arranging a lintel element the area between the wall panels in abutment with support surfaces of the upright elements.

The opening can be given any desired width within a certai range, because a wall opening is not formed by a wall panel wi an opening but by arranging successive wall panels at a mutual distance which corresponds to the desired width of the opening The lintel element can simply be made to the corresponding length. The invention also enables wider openings to be made, in t the lintel element may also have a greater length than the largest standard width measurement of a wall panel.

A stable support of the lintel element is obtained in that connects to a support surface of the upright elements. The upright elements have a high resistance to buckling, and hence very high bearing capacity, as they are connected to the respective adjacent wall panels. This is advantageous in particular for supporting a lintel element of great length.

There is a wide range of frames available that can be moun in the opening which is bounded by upright and lintel elements the wood skeleton construction. In the construction system according to the invention it is also possible not to mount an frame in an opening in a wall, for example if the purpose of t opening is to connect a niche to a main space or to form a compartment comprising sections extending transversely to each other, such as an L- or Z-shaped room. Hereinbelow the invention will be further explained with reference to some preferred embodiments of the invention. In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional side elevation of a wall panel; Fig. 2 is a cross—sectional side elevation of a lintel element;

Fig. 3 is an exploded cross-sectional top plan view of a par of a wood skeleton construction according to the invention;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional top plan view taken on the line IV-IV in Fig. 5;

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the wood skeleton constructio as shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a further wood skeleton construction according to the invention; Fig. 7 is an exploded front elevation of yet another wood construction according to the invention;

Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are cross-sectional elevations taken on th lines VIII-VIII, IX-IX and X-X respectively in Fig. 7;

Fig. 11 is a front elevation of a part of yet a further wood skeleton construction according to the invention;

Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional elevation taken on the line XII XII in Fig. 10;

Fig. 13 is an elevation similar to Fig. 12 but with loose wood panels, before assembly. Figs 3 and 4 show elements of a construction system for assembling a wood skeleton construction according to the invention, separately as well as after assembly into a wood skeleton construction. First, parts of the system according to the embodiment shown will be further described. Modular wall panels 1, 2 form the elements for the assembly of walls of the wood skeleton construction. The width of the wal panels 1 corresponds to the standard width of a module of the construction system. The width of the wall panels 2 corresponds to a width which is one quarter of the width of the standard width. Wall panels 1, 2 each comprise strips which form a frame 3, 4, respectively, and at least one wall plate 5, 6, respectively, mounted against the frame. The system further comprises a lintel element 7 and upright elements 8 which can b fitted to the side edges of wall panels 1, 2.

A wall panel 1 and a lintel element 2 are shown to an enlarged scale in Figs 1 and 2 respectively.

An up; sr wall plate 10 and a lower wall plate 11 are fitted against frame 3 of the wall panel 1 on the side opposite to wal plate 5. Wall plates 5, 10 and 11 which are mounted against the frame, for example made of Stirling board or Multiplex, are eac covered with a plaster board 12, 13 and 14 respectively. The plaster boards 12-14 are not shown in Figs 3-6.

The upper wall plate 10 and the corresponding plaster board do not extend as far as the lower edge of wall panel 1, but adjoin lower wall plate 11 which, together with the correspondi plaster board 14, can be mounted after erection of the wall panel. This is advantageous in that it makes the bottom of fram 3 accessible so that it can easily be nailed to a lower adjusti strip and pipelines or wiring can easily be arranged in the wal Such a wall panel is described in more detail in applicant 's Dutch patent application 8903115.

Insulating material 20 is provided between wall plates 5 a 10, 11, which are mounted against frame 3. Of course, the mutua distance between wall plates 5 and 10, 11 on opposite sides of frame 3, and hence the available space for the insulating material 20, can be adjusted depending on the desired degree of insulation.

Similarly to wall panel 1, lintel element 7 comprises a fra

15 against which wall plates 16 and 17 are mounted. Wall plates

16 and 17 in turn are provided with covering plates 18 and 19 (not shown in Figs 3-6) . Insulating material 22 is provided between wall plates 16 and 17.

Wall panel 1 and lintel element 7 are very sturdy in that they are provided with a frame 15, and usually a supplementary support structure is not necessary, even if a construction comprises several construction layers or if a stacking construction is used. Moreover, this also makes the wall panels usable as basement wall elements.

Wall panel 1 and lintel element 7 according to the embodiments shown are intended for use in an interior wall. Corresponding wall panels for use in an outdoor wall are preferably provided with a vapour-inhibiting foil on the sides o frames 3 and 15 respectively which are to be turned inwards, and a vapour-permeable foil, instead of a plaster board, on the side thereof to be turned outwards. The outer wall can then be provided with any desired finish. The construction of wall panel 1, 2 and lintel element 7 can of course be varied further depending on the field of application, local regulations and the materials available.

For coupling wall panels which are to be positioned against each other, the system according to the embodiment shown comprises coupling struts 23 and 24. Wall panels 1, 2 comprise vertical grooves 25 which are formed by parts of the wall plates 5, 10, 11 extending beyond frames 3, 4. The coupling struts 23 are designed for coupling together wall panels 1, 2 to be positioned in the same plane. The coupling struts 24 are designe for coupling a wall panel 1, 2 to a wall panel 1, 2 extending perpendicularly thereto.

According to the invention, lintel element 7 can abut suppor surfaces 9 (Fig. 5) of the upright elements 8. Thus, a wood skeleton construction can be built up in which an opening 26 in wall is bounded at the top thereof by a lintel element 7 which adjoins the support surfaces 9 of upright elements 8 and is bounded in horizontal direction by those upright elements 8. The width of the opening 26 can, within a certain range - limited by the maximum span which a particular lintel cross-section allows be randomly selected by making lintel element 7 of a corresponding length. The lintel element 7 shown in Figs 3-5, fo example, has a length corresponding to one and a half times the length of the standard width. Opening 26 is designed for mountin a door frame. Opening 26 is not bounded by parts of a construction for closing the opening, so that there is a large degree of freedo in selecting the frame to be fitted in opening 26. Fig. 4, by of example, shows an upright post 30 of a door frame. The wall according to Fig. 5 is built up by erecting wall panels 1 , 2 while maintaining a mutual distance between the adjacent wall panels 2 of the opening 26, corresponding with t width of the opening 26 to be made. On the side of the opening to be made, the upright elements 8 are secured to the wall pan 2 mentioned, and lintel element 7 is arranged in the area betw the wall panels 2 so as to abut support surfaces 9 of upright elements 8.

In order to provide in a simple manner for an accurate fit lintel element 7 between wall panels 2, lintel element 7 can initially be placed on the ground between wall panels 2 and, after wall panels 2 have been secured to the ground, pushed upwards so that upright elements 8 can be mounted against wall panels 2.

Lintel element 7 is suitable for forming large spans owing its being provided with a frame 15.

Lintel element 7 can be formed by shortening a lintel beam a length corresponding to the width of the opening 26 to be formed in the wall. Lintel elements 7 are preferably made to length industrially. It is also possible, however, to do this the construction site. Inasmuch as frame 15 of lintel element comprises horizontal girders, lintel element 7 can be shortene to any desired length within the range referred to. To increas the bearing capacity of lintel element 7, at the ends thereof vertical beams can be inserted between the horizontal strips o frame 15. Inasmuch as the lintel elements can be shortened dur the assembly of a construction, alterations to the original design can be made up to the last minute.

Preferably, the distance between the lower ends 27 and the support surfaces 9 of upright elements 8 is smaller than the height of frames 3 and 4 of adjacent wall panels 1, 2 and the of that distance and the height of the corresponding lintel element 7 is equal to the height of frame 3, 4 of the adjacent wall panels 1, 2. This means the upright elements 8 can be positioned directly and need not be shortened at the constructio site. If the construction system according to the embodiment shown in Figs 1-5 is used, lintel element 7 abuts the side edges of t wall panels 1, 2 as do upright elements 8. Thus, a simple connection of lintel element 7 to the adjacent wall elements 2 obtained and the total length of upright elements 8 can be limited to the height of the opening 26 to be formed and they c have a constant transverse cross-section throughout their lengt In the construction system according to the embodiment shown in Figs 1-5, upright element 8 is made as a side plank, one end of which forms the support surface 9 referred to. Thus, upright element 8 can form a reveal of the opening as well as determine the vertical position of lintel element 7. Owing to the possibility of securing upright elements 8 to wall panels 2 disposed adjacent to the opening, the upright elements 8 can be sufficiently supported to avoid their buckling as a result of t vertical load on lintel element 7. Thus, the relatively narrow transverse cross-section of the upright elements 8, designed as side plank, .can suffice.

Upright elements 8 and the side of lintel element 7 which is to be joined to a wall panel 1, 2 are profiled so as to be complementary to the side edges of wall panels 1, 2 so that when upright element 8 and lintel element 7 are being mounted, a reliable, accurate positioning of those elements 7, 8 in transverse direction relative to the wall is obtained.

In the construction system according to the embodiment show in Figs 1-5, the profile of the side edges of wall panels 1, 2 formed by groove 25, into which fit the projecting parts 28, 29 of upright element 8 and lintel element 7 respectively, as well as coupling posts 23 and 24. This enables the wall panels to be connected both to each other and to upright elements 8 and lint elements 7, whilst no framework which protrudes from the wall is necessary. Grooves 25 have been obtained in a simple manner, in that wall panels each comprise wall plates 5, 10, 11 which are secu on opposite sides to frame 3, 4 and project from frame 3, 4 laterally thereof. Lintel element 7 also comprises a frame 15 wall plates 16, 17 secured thereto on opposite sides. Frame 15 lintel element 7 projects laterally beyond wall plates 16, 17 thus forms the protruding part 29 which is complementary to grooves 25.

In the assembled position, frame 15 of lintel element 7 projects horizontally as far as between wall plates 5 and 10, of the adjacent wall panels 2, so that a particularly stable locking of lintel 7 is obtained in a transverse direction with respect to the wall.

Fig. 6 shows a further wood skeleton construction accordin to the invention, which can be assembled with a construction system as described with reference to Figs 1-5. In this construction, opening 126 is designed as an opening for mounti a window frame.

Lintel element 107 (shown separately and in assembled position) has a greater length and a smaller height than linte element 7 shown in Fig. 5. In this lintel element 107, too, a frame 115 projects on opposite sides in horizontal direction w respect to wall plates 116.

Fig. 6 further shows a coupling strip 31 which can be fitt to the upper edges of wall panels 1 and lintel element 107 and has a length which corresponds to the length of lintel element 107 and the width of at least three wall panels 1. When fittin strip 31, an accurate alignment of the lintel element 7 relati to the two adjacent wall panels 1 can be obtained in that coupling strip 31 has a length at least equal to that of linte element 107 and the width of two adjacent wall panels 1.

Coupling strip 31, which in assembled position extends alo the upper edges of wall panels 1 and lintel element 7, is show in transverse cross-section by broken lines in Figs 1 and 2. Owing to grooves 32, 33, 133 provided in the tops of wall panel 1 and lintel element 7 for receiving a coupling strip 31 the coupling strip 31 can align the panels 1 and the lintel element without engaging the edges of panel 1 or element 7. If there were such engagement, the strip would project from the produced parts of the surfaces of the wall panels 1 and lintel element 7.

In assembled position, coupling strip 31 is at least partly disposed in the grooves 32, 33, 133 of wall panels 1, 2 and lintel element 7, 107, and thereby forms a support for a next floor or a roof construction. The wood skeleton construction according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 6 further comprises wall panels 101 which are disposed under opening 126.

A further coupling strip 34, which bounds the bottom of opening 126 in the wall, extends along the upper edges of the tw wall panels 101 and has its ends coupled to two adjacent wall panels 101. This coupling strip 34 aligns wall panels 101 with respect to each other and surrounding parts of the wall. This last is achieved in that the ends are coupled to adjacent wall panels 1. The coupling strip moreover forms a universal support for a frame to be mounted into opening 126.

If the opening bounds a wall extending transversely to the plane of the opening, it is also possible, of course, for the coupling strip that bounds the bottom of the opening to be coupled to an adjacent wall panel exclusively on the side remote from that wall. Further, a coupling strip which bounds the botto of the window can also extend along only one wall panel, if the width of the window corresponds with a single wall panel.

Upright elements 108 rest on the coupling strip which bounds the bottom of opening 126. Support surfaces 109 of those upright elements 108 abut the bottom of lintel element 107. Wall panels 101 are preferably exactly the same as wall panels 1, except as regards height, and are coupled to adjacent wall panels 1 via coupling struts 124, so that a stable support for^' upright elements 108 is obtained. Like the upright elements 8 according to Figs 3-5, the upright elements according to Fig. 6 constitute reveals of the opening 126 as well as a support which determines the vertical position of- the lintel element 107 which is supported by them.

""he construction system can comprise a parapet element (not she :n) instead of, or supplementarily to, wall panels 101 for arrangement under an opening 126 for a window, which parapet element can likewise be joined to the above-mentioned sidr edge of a wall panel. Preferably, such a parapet element is constructionally substantially similar to a lintel element 7, 107, and the top of the parapet element can preferably be likewise joined to a coupling strip. Thus, even when a parapet element is used under a window, the opening above a window is also bounded by a coupling strip such as coupling strip 34. Use of a parapet element gives the advantage of a relatively large degree of freedom in the choice of the width of the opening for window frame in that the parapet element, like lintel elements 107, can simply be made of a length corresponding to the desire width of the opening.

Figs 7-10 show a further embodiment of parts of a construction system as well as of a wood skeleton construction according to the invention. The upright element is made as a pillar element 308 having a height which is equal to that of a wall panel to be connected to it. The support surface 309 is spaced from the upper end Of the pillar 309. This distan;. ^• corresponds to the height of lintel element 207 at the point where it adjoins pillar element 308.

This embodiment of the construction system according to the invention has the advantage that it can provide a particularly stable support for lintel element 207 and that pillar element 3 can fill up space between an opening and adjacent wall panels, for example for obtaining a connection to the pattern of the modular construction system.

On the side of support surface 309 the pillar element preferably has a side edge which corresponds with the above mentioned side edge of wall panels 1 and 2 formed with grooves 325. To one of the side edges, a further upright element can be connected, made as a reveal 208 of the same transverse cross- section as upright elements 8 and 108. The reveal has a projecting part 228, which fits precisely into groove 325 of pillar element 308, so that a reliable positioning of the reveal with respect to pillar element 308 transversely to the plane of the wall is obtained. The upper end of reveal 208 forms a support surface 209 which in mounted position is disposed at the same height as the support surface of pillar element 308. The other side edge of pillar element 308 can be coupled to an adjacent wall panel by means of a coupling strip 24, in the same way as the side edge of a wall panel.

Lintel element 207 is arcuate and, like lintel elements 7, 107 according to Figs 3-6, comprises a groove 233 in which coupling strip 231 can be fitted for aligning the wall in which lintel element 207 is included. Parts of frame 215 of the lintel element protrude with respect to wall plates 216 and in mounted position protrude between wall plates 305 of the pillar elements. Thus, upon assembly a reliable positioning of lintel element 207 transversely to the plane of the wall is obtained.

Figs 11, 12 and 13 show an example of a wood skeleton construction according to the invention formed into a stacked construction. A wall of a construction is formed by stacking wall panels 1 and 101, or 1 and 201. There is no floor adjoining the upper area of the lower wall panels 1. The wall panels therefore bound a space having a nominal height equal to two standard wall panels . Such a construction is suitable for the construction of for example factory halls or sports halls. In such buildings, windows are placed preferably in higher parts of the walls in order to obtain a favourable incidence of light, to make burglar difficult and to decrease the chance of window breakage.

In the construction according to the embodiment shown, the lower part of the wall is formed by wall panels 1. The upper part of the wall comprises a wall panel 201 which corresponds to a wall panel 1 in the lower half of the wall but is not provided with a hatch in the lower part of the wall panel. An opening 126 for mounting windows in the upper half of the wall section sho is bounded at the bottom thereof by wall panels 101 of smaller height than wall panels 1 and 201. Arranged along the top of t opening is a lintel element 107. The stacked wall panels 1, 101 and 1, 201 respectively are held in alignment by continuous, vertical coupling struts 224 a 324 respectively.

To fix wall panels 101 and 201 to the other wall panels 1, coupling strip 331 is fitted against the bottom of the wall panels 101 and 201 to be positioned on wall panels 1. During mounting, this strip falls into the grooves in the upper ecges wall panels 1 onto which the corresponding wall panels 101 arid 201 are being arranged. As with opening 126 in Fig. 6, a coupli strip 34 is arranged along the bottom edge of opening 126 and t opening is bounded laterally by an upright element 108. Thus, t construction system according to the invention also enables panels to be stacked on top of each other for building up walls of a greater height than that of a single wall panel by using vertical coupling struts of greater length than the height of a single wall panel.

Claims

1. A construction system for building up a wood skeleton construction, comprising modular wall panels (1, 2, 201) with strips and at least one wall plate (5, 6, 10, 11, 105) mounted against the strips and upright elements (8, 108, 208, 308) which are connectable to side edges of the wall panels (1, 2, 201) , characterized by a lintel element (7, 107, 207) which is connectable to support surfaces (9, 109, 209, 309) of the uprigh elements (8, 108, 208, 308) .

2. A construction system according to claim 1, characterize in that the distance between the lower ends (27) and the support surfaces (9, 109) of the upright elements (8, 108, 208, 308) is smaller than the height of the vertical strips (3) of said wall panels (1, 201) .

3. A construction system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that side edges of the lintel element (7, 107) are also connectable to said side edges of wall panels (1, 2) .

4. A construction system according to claim 3, characterize in that at least one of the upright elements is designed as a side plank (8, 108, 208), one end of which forms said support surface (9, 109, 209) .

5. A construction system according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that a side of at least one of the upright elements (8, 108, 208) and the sides of the lintel element (7, 107) to be connected to the wall panels (1, 2) have a profile complementary to said side edges of wall panels (1, 2, 201) .

6. A construction system according to claim 5, characterize in that said side edges of the wall panels (1, 2, 201) comprise grooves (25) in their middle area, into which fit both projectin parts (28, 29) of an upright element (8) or a lintel element (7) as well as coupling struts (23, 24, 124) for mutually coupling wall panels (1, 2, 201) .

7. A construction system according to claim 6, characterize in that the wall panels (1, 2, 201) are provided with wall plate (5, 6, 10, 11) mounted against the strips (3, 4) on opposite sides, the lintel element (7, 107), a frame (15, 115) and wall plates (16, 116) secured thereto on opposite sides, with the wa plates (5, 6, 10, 11) of the wall panels (1, 2) projecting in lateral direction beyond the strips (3, 4), and the frame (15, 115) of the lintel element (7, 107, 207) protruding in lateral direction beyond the wall plates (16, 116) thereof.

8. A construction system according to any one of claims 2 characterized in that at least one of the upright elements is made as a pillar element (308) of a height equal to that of a wall panel (1, 2) to be connected to it, with support surface

(309) located at a distance from the upper end of pillar (308) .

9. A construction system according to claim 8, characteriz in that the pillar element (308) comprises, on the side of support surface (309) , a side edge which correponds to said sid edges of the wall panels (1, 2) .

10. A construction system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by a coupling strip (31, 231, 331) which is connectable to the upper edges of the wall panels (1, 2, 201) and the lintel element (7, 107, 207) and has a leng which corresponds to the length of the lintel element (7, 107, 207) and the width of at least two wall panels (1, 2, 201) .

11. A construction system according to claim 10, characterized in that grooves (32, 33, 233) for a coupling stri (31, 231, 331) have been provided in the tops of the wall panel (1, 2, 201) and of the lintel element (7, 107, 207) .

12. A construction system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by a parapet element (101) whic is also connectable to said side edges of the wall panels (1, 2

13. A construction system according to claim 12, characterized, in that a coupling strip (34) is connectable to t top of the parapet element (101) .

^•14. A construction system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by coupling struts (224, 324) o a greater length than the height of a highest wall panel (1, 2, 201) for mutually coupling wall panels (1, 2, 201) which have been stacked on top of each other.

15. A wood skeleton construction comprising parts of a construction system according to any one of the preceding claims in which upright elements (8, 108, 208, 308) have been joined to side edges of the wall panels (1, 2, 201) , characterized in that an opening (26, 126) in a wall is bounded along its top by a lintel element (7, 107, 207) which connects to the support surfaces (9, 109, 209, 309) of the upright elements (8, 108, 208 308) , with the upright elements extending adjacent to opening (26, 126) on opposite sides thereof.

16. A wood skeleton construction according to claim 15, characterized in that the lintel element (7, 107, 207) also connects to the side edges of said adjacent wall panels (1, 2 201) .

17. A wood skeleton construction according to claim 16, characterized in that at least one of the upright elements is made as a side plank (8, 108, 208) which forms a reveal of the opening and whose top (9, 109, 209) is adjoined by the lintel element (7, 107, 207) .

18. A wood skeleton construction according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that the frame (15, 115) of the lintel element (7, 107) projects in horizontal direction as far as between wall plates (5, 10) of said adjacent wall panels (1, 2, 201) .

19. A wood skeleton construction according to any one of claims 15-18, characterized by a coupling strip (31, 231) which extends along the tops of the wall panels (1, 2, 201) and the lintel element (7, 107, 207) .

20. A wood skeleton construction according to claim 19, characterized in that the coupling strip (31, 231) is at least partly located in grooves (32, 33, 233) in the wall panels (1, 2 and the lintel element (7, 107, 207) .

21. A wood skeleton construction according to any one of claims 15-20, characterized in that a bottom end of an opening (126) in a wall is bounded by a coupling strip (34) extending along an upper edge of at least one wall panel (101) and has at least one end coupled to an adjacent wall panel (1, 201) .

22. A wood skeleton construction according to any one of claims 15-20, characterized in that a bottom end of an opening a wall is bounded by a coupling strip extending along an upper edge of a parapet element.

23. A wood skeleton construction according to any one of claims 15-20, characterized by at least two wall panels (1, 201 stacked on top of each other, connected by vertical coupling struts (324) .

24. A wood skeleton construction according to any one of claims 15-20, characterized by a parapet element (101) which ha been stacked on top on a wall panel (1), with the parapet eleme (101) and the wall panel (1) interconnected by vertical couplin struts (224) .

25. A method for making a wood skeleton construction according to any one of claims 15-24, characterized in that a wall with an opening (26, 126) is built up by arranging wall panels . (1, 2, 201) at a mutual distance which corresponds to th width of the opening (26, 126) to be formed, connecting the upright elements (8, 108, 208, 308) to said wall panels (1, 2, 201) on the side of the opening to be formed, and fitting linte element (7, 107, 207) in the area between said wall panels (1, in abutment with support surfaces (9, 109, 209, 309) of the upright elements (8, 108, 208, 308) .

26. A method according to claim 25, characterized in that the starting material is a lintel beam and the lintel element (

107) is formed by shortening the lintel beam to a length corresponding to the width of the opening (26, 126) to be forme in the wall.

27. A method according to claim 25 or 26, characterized i that upper edges of wall panels (1, 2) and a lintel element (7,

107, 207) located therebetween are mutually aligned by fitting coupling strip (31, 231) along those upper edges.