News
Spruce wood main physical properties 
Spruce's density and hardness is comparable to pine wood, but its processing is much more complicated. Spruce has a small resinous, high resistance to cracking, a lot of round knots on a tangential section. Wood is uniformly-white with a golden hueand it is able to retain the natural color for a long time. Because of its softness, spruce, as pine, should not be used for flooring in areas where it will be constantly exposed heels or where furniture will be installed on the legs with a small area of support. But it will help to create a unique atmosphere at home thanks to ...
more
Log cabin or log house. A little history 
Log cabin or log house , style of home typical not only of the Russions but of the American pioneer on the Western frontier of the United States in the great westward expansion. It was constructed with few tools, usually an axe or an adz and an auger. All the fastenings were of wood. The log walls were chinked with mud to make them reasonably impervious to the wind. There was no glass, and greased paper might be used across window openings to let some light through. The shutters and doors were fastened on with wooden pegs. There was usually only one door. When the ...
more
Wood main mechanical properties 
Wood main mechanical properties Mechanical properties of wood The use of wood as a structural material is due to the ability to resist the action of effort, i.e. mechanical properties. Distinguish the following properties of wood, manifested under the influence of mechanical loads: strength - the ability to resist destruction, deformability - the ability to resist changes in size and shape, technological and operational properties. Indicators of mechanical properties of wood are usually determined in the following types of tests: stretching, compression, bending and ...
more
Сompany Archiline will build wooden houses from glulam In Dubai 
The Belarusian architectural and construction company Archiline will present in Dubai the projects of two wooden villages, said the company's commercial director Archiline Andrey Pylinsky. Houses will be built of glued beams. "Investment projects involve the construction of not only housing but also kindergartens in a single style that meets modern requirements," explained Pylinsky. He noted that in Dubai it is planned to place the residential complex "Archiline", the project implements the company with the same name. Wooden buildings will be located on the area of ...
more
Designing of wooden hotels and recreation centers, camping from timber, glued beam and logs, sale of ready projects. 
Designing of wooden hotels and recreation centers, camping out of timber, laminated veneer lumber and logs, sale of ready projects - price from $4/per 1m2. Architectural and construction company Archiline invites investors to participate in the construction of wooden houses, hotels, recreation centers, ski villages, etc. In the presence of its own production, architectural department, certificates of product quality, construction experience in different regions of the world. Check out Bungalow project, glued timber, 50 sq. meter — for holidaymakers at sea ...
more
Cross-laminated timber 
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a large-scale, prefabricated, solid engineered wood panel. Lightweight yet very strong, with superior acoustic, fire, seismic, and thermal performance, CLT is also fast and easy to install, generating almost no waste onsite. CLT offers design flexibility and low environmental impacts. For these reasons, cross-laminated timber is proving to be a highly advantageous alternative to conventional materials like concrete, masonry, or steel, especially in multi-family and commercial construction. A CLT panel consists of several layers of ...
more
House of Your Dream – Subconscious Mind Knows All About It 
Don`t use Google to find a house of your dream or you will just bury your desires and visions under tons of articles and photos from search results. Just use your mind and your subconscious to create, define, and visualize an ideal house. Make yourself comfortable – lie down on a couch or sit back in your favourite armchair. Close your eyes and take ten deep breaths, making short pauses between them. Imagine the landscape and scenery you would like to see around your house. As you get the picture ‑ imagine you, sitting on the ground in that place, with a company of your ...
more
Logs of large diameter in building 
The log house building becomes more and more popular nowadays. The main fact for this is that typical house projects and basic building materials make all the houses stereotyped. There are a few companies, which may offer individual design for their clients. One of evident difference in the wooden house variety is the log diameter. The logs of heavy section are a tradition for a lot of countries and regions, for example Poland, Ukraine, Carpathians, Canada, the USA and Scandinavian countries. Such houses look much more solid than other houses and you can feel its natural ...
more
Land Piece Selection - Main Tips 
Do not hurry with the decision to buy piece of land without examining all the nuances. Please do remember that your final goal - is to enjoy living in your newly built wooden house. We will try to give you main tips for land piece selection, so that your life won’t become the eternal construction process, and then the eternal repair job! If you don’t feel confident that you will be able to choose the right plot of land, do not risk money, but contact the experts. They will provide you qualified help choosing the best option and taking into consideration all your wishes and ...
more
Building from wood in Australia - construction process of a wooden house from glued laminated timber 
Most of australians are clustered in coastal cities and their sprawling suburbs. Australians like living in single-family homes on fairly large lots. Most of them are frame houses, some of them are made from concrete or bricks. Timber or log houses are not so popular yet, but there are already some quantity of solid wood timber houses consctucted by Finnish companies. Our wooden house is a new product for Australian market, but it has many advantages that can be interesting to those who just plan to build their own house in Australia. Wooden house keeps cool inside even in ...
more
pages | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |