·        FRAMEWORK, PANEL;

·        CONVENTIONAL BALK TIMBER;

·        GLUED BALK TIMBER;

·        TIMBER – AUTOMATICALLY PROCESSED ( FROM ROUNDED OR RECTANGULAR LOGS);

·        TIMBER – MANUALLY PROCESSED

Combined type house upon client’s request.

There is no doubt, that manufacturers of timber houses will offer you pine or fir timber. Timber of leafy trees (e.g. oak) is harder and resistant to moisture, but due to its high price constructing works would be far more expensive. The major part of timber masters prefers pine wood because of its esthetic image and predictable cracking sites (in one line), also pine wood is stronger, if compared to the fir one. However, heat accumulation value for the firm timber is a little bit higher. Pine wood could discolor (become blue), affected by the sun and rain, so a better maintenance, using chemical agents, is necessary.

This is a very important issue to be discussed with a client.

Two questions arise naturally - should desiccated or naturally moist timber be chosen?

Two offers are presented on the matter:

-         Our parents constructed houses from natural moist timber in Lithuania and also in Siberia. There was any thought of a prior desiccation of timber before assembling a house. Put naturally moist timber tightly presses each other when desiccating, that is why “copying” its surfaces and leaving less holes increase a heat saving value.

-         When constructing from naturally moist timber, clips could not be used in order to let timber move freely. So, please, note, what parts of a house should be periodically corrected during a house settling in order a whole structure stayed straight. Moreover, a timber cracking sites could not be predicted in such case, timber could crack in the mostly visible place. In conclusion, we offer to choose this way of construction for patient and understanding admirers of timber houses, eager to delay moving in. Logs should be packed for 1.5 – 2 years.

-         Timber is disiccated in order to avoid some uncomfortable features of timber construction: discoloring of wood, unpredected, but appearing cracking, a long-term settling of a house. Construction from desiccated timber is faster. Windows, doors could be mounted, also total finishing performed just after covering the roof. Risk of putridity decreases, too. Althougt there is no absolute elimination of settling risk, it could be predicted more easily and there would be fewer aftermaths. No doubt, that over- desiccated timber causes a lot of problems: outdoors it stores moisture and enlarges, so existing states are changed. Be careful when desiccating timber: choose the proper time.

The majority of clients think that timber of a winter cutting is drier, so prefer to order the mentioned one. According to studies of forestry, timber, cut in November-December, could be specified by 25-50% higher moist value if comparing with one, cut in July-August. Furthermore, moisture of core of a mature tree stays similar all-year-round. In Lithuania a larger part of timber is cut in winter. A superficial snow cover helps pull trees from the forest and protect the forest floor. Nowadays computerized desiccators regulate the process precisely and it is easy to achieve the set values of constructing raw material.

The first step for all types of houses – to create a design. There should be no problems in choosing the specialist as the major part of architects design projects for framework houses. The design for a timber house should be specific because the timber is an organic material and needs specific knowledge. That is why it is very important to choose the architect, keen on designing namely timber houses.

Another important step is to choose a contractor and define all staged of construction works. Are you able to commit all stages of constructing (till a delivery of keys) to the contractor or some types of works will be organized by yourself?

Discuss the issue with your architect in advance. Mounting of a basement depends on the chosen project and soil of a land plot.

Designing the house, keep in mind, that timber or framework houses are relatively lighter, than a brick-built one. You do not need to mount a deep and expensive basement. “Do not bury money to a basement”! The timber house basement is 1.5 – 2 times cheaper, than of a brick-built one.

To donate some time for inspection of buildings, company clients have already purchased. To find an opportunity to organize a meeting on the matter of recommendation. It is clients, who could underline advantages and disadvantages of constructing a timber house or a bath-house in the best way! To visit some companies in order to compare and select the most suitable contractor, matching requirements of timber processing, quality, price, guarantees and time frames.

Framework houses are traditionally assembled on the basement within a land plot. A wooden framework is assembled in the constructing ground firstly, when stone wool, protection coats, platforms, roof structure etc. are mounted later. This type of construction is the the simpliest one: neither special premises for manufacturing, nor decomposition of a project to separate panels are needed. However, when choosing this type of construction, natural environment should be considered. A timber, assembled outdoors could be influenced by a changing amount of moisture (rain, snow, frost). In this case constructing material should be protected especially.

Panel houses – is a branch of framework ones, differing by the way of construction.

Project drawings are decomposed to parts (panels). House structures (walls, roof and flooring) are manufactured in special manufacturing premises. Prepared panels are transported to mount on a basement.

This way of construction has an advantage: prepared indoors structures are not influenced by atmosphere, also panels are prepared accoriding to the drawings precisely, so a quality of a finish product is higher.