Holz100 Canada Inc.
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Company
    • What is Holz100
    • Benefits >
      • Moonwood
      • Ideal Indoor Climate
      • Healthy Living
      • Breathability & Airtightness
      • Thermal Insulation
      • Fire Protection
      • Safety
      • Radiation Shielding
      • Soundproofing
      • Holz100 is #1
      • 100% Wood
      • Circular Economy
      • Manufacturing
    • The Process
    • History
  • Product
    • Products
    • Thoma Holz100® Building System
    • Flooring
    • Finishing Materials
    • Types of Wood
  • MODULAR
    • Laneway House >
      • Model 1A
      • Model 2A
    • Zinipi >
      • Zinipi Basic
      • Zinipi Lodge
      • Zinipi Lodge L
      • Zinipi Loft
      • Zinipi Loft D
    • Mobile Home
  • Projects
    • Feature Projects
    • References
    • Residential
    • Hotels
    • Cottages
    • Institutions
    • Offices
    • Other
  • Resources
    • Downloads
    • Events >
      • WSF 2016
      • IIDEXCanada 2016
      • National Home Show 2017
      • Wood Symposium 2017
      • WSF 2017
      • IIDEXCanada 2017
      • Spring Cottage Life Show 2018
      • Spring Cottage Life Show 2019
    • Articles
    • Certificates & Awards
    • Links
  • SERVICES
    • Design
    • Design-Build
    • Floor Plans
  • Contact

Horizontal Wooden Surfaces Halve its Life

3/16/2018

0 Comments

 
Water pooling on horizontal wooden surface, halves its life expectancy.

​The screw heads often rip into the wooden fibers at the surface and cause small puddles of water. These boards will rot twice as fast. Ideally it is best to screw from underneath.
0 Comments

Wood for Buildings Lasting 50 Years or Longer

3/16/2018

0 Comments

 
Whereas a deck built with alpine Spruce that was harvested at the right time and installed constructively, lasts for 30 years or longer. The same decking made with sapwood free oak is more expensive but will last 50 years or longer!
0 Comments

Wooden Deck Built with Spruce and Pine

3/16/2018

0 Comments

 
Here are some examples:

A wooden deck outdoors built with fast grown Spruce and Pine (harvested in spring or summer) and with water pooling on it, can easily break down after just three years.
0 Comments

Passive Houses Made of Long Lasting Wood

3/16/2018

0 Comments

 
​Some woods like Douglas fir and Larch, disintegrate much slower than other species such as Spruce and Pine. Additionally to carefully selecting weatherproof and long lasting woods, we can use particular building techniques which further delay the decaying process.
0 Comments

Mobile Homes Naturally More Durable with Wood

3/16/2018

0 Comments

 
It is an illusion to think it could last forever when exposed to wind and weather on a daily basis. Nevertheless, there are natural ways we can use to make wood last considerably longer. 
0 Comments

Passive House with Timber Construction

3/16/2018

0 Comments

 
The oldest preserved dwellings are solely built with stone and untreated wood and have survived for millenia.

Timber constructions outdoors

​Nature intended wood to weather and finally break down into mulch to close the natural cycle.
0 Comments

Constructive Building Methods for Wooden Homes

3/16/2018

0 Comments

 
Infested roof trusses and wooden houses can be treated with hot air by specialized companies for the same effect. A re-infestation in older wood is practically impossible.

If we choose appropriately, harvest at the right time, season wood properly and use constructive building methods, chemical treatments become redundant.
0 Comments

Heating Up Wood for Core Treatments

3/16/2018

0 Comments

 
If you heat up the infested parts (right into the core of the wood) for more than three hours and above 55'C, all insect life dies! Smaller pieces like furniture can be put into the sauna or a kiln for treatment. 
0 Comments

Age of Wood for Ecohomes and Mobile Homes

3/16/2018

0 Comments

 
Risk of infestation by Longhorn Beetles in context to the age of the wood:

The table shows that the older the Timber/Wood, the less likely it will be attacked by the Longhorn Beetle.

​Should the Longhorn Beetle have established itself, there is still no need to panic!
0 Comments

Moonwood Buildings Immune to Infestation

3/16/2018

0 Comments

 
Nutrients are attractive to insects and when wood is aging, protein and carbohydrates are broken down, leaving 30-50 year old buildings immune to infestation. It is important therefore to allow wood to season slowly and naturally before working with it.
0 Comments

Wood Harvested at the Right Time: Moonwood

3/15/2018

0 Comments

 
It is best to use wood which has been harvested at the right time. Treat all wooden components before installing them with a boric salt preparation. Boric salt is a naturally occurring substance and is classed as harmless in the ecological building industry.
0 Comments

Local Carpenters and Wood Workers

3/15/2018

0 Comments

 
It only attacks conifers and not hardwood and needs small cracks and tears to deposit its eggs. Dressed beams make it very hard for it to breed. It is very territorial and in towns where it is unknown, it is unlikely to just appear. Speak to local carpenters and wood workers to find out if there are any known infestations in your area.
0 Comments

Constructive Measures when Building with Wood

3/15/2018

0 Comments

 
The Longhorn Beetle is the most significant of all the damaging insects. If we use reasonable caution and constructive measures when building with wood, it does not pose a real danger to our buildings.
0 Comments

Heat Treatment for Wood Infestations

3/15/2018

0 Comments

 
In case treatment is necessary, heat treatment is very successful (look at the House Longhorn Beetle).

​House Longhorn Beetle
0 Comments

Reducing the Infestation of Wood to about Zero

3/15/2018

0 Comments

 
It mostly spreads when damp or infected wood has been used. By thoroughly drying and aerating stored wood and only using wood free of infestations, you can reduce the danger of the House Borer or Knock Beetle to just about zero.
0 Comments

Wood Flooring Produced in Low Moisture Content

3/15/2018

0 Comments

 
Common House Borer and Knock Beetle

These beetles are able to survive in wood with moisture content as low as 12%, their optimum however lies around 30%. In heated rooms with a wood moisture around 6% to 12%, it simply cannot exist.
0 Comments

Flooring Made of Spruce, Pine, Fir, or Larch Wood

3/15/2018

0 Comments

 
You can treat a contaminated piece of furniture effectively by putting it outside on a frosty night and all beetles and eggs will be destroyed. Therefore, this exotic creature does not really pose any threat to buildings and furniture made of spruce, pine, fir, or larch.
0 Comments

Mobile Homes Made from Conifer Wood

3/15/2018

0 Comments

 
It doesn't like conifers at all and only the light colored types of leafy trees (like maple) or the periphery of some trunks are edible. In the northern hemisphere, this tropical migrant can't fly from one home to the next; therefore, new infestation is hardly possible. 
0 Comments

Moonwood and European Species of Trees

3/15/2018

0 Comments

 
​The Common Powderpost Beetle is not native to Europe; most likely it was introduced with imported wood from the tropics. Even though it is able to infest dry wood in our cold climate, it doesn't feel at ease here. It doesn't enjoy the European species of trees. 
0 Comments

Constructive Building Methods with Moonwood

3/15/2018

0 Comments

 
At first this appears as a danger to anything made with wood. But only at first glance! Let us have a closer look at why constructive building methods have defied this trio for hundreds of years:

Common Powderpost Beetle
0 Comments

Moonwood: Natural Protection Against Insects

3/13/2018

0 Comments

 
Natural wood protection against insects

Here the situation is similar, a dry and protected build doesn't offer any chances of survival to most insects. There are only three specialists for dry wood:

​Only those three species are able to live in dry conditions.
0 Comments

Professional Building and Work for Wooden Floors

3/13/2018

0 Comments

 
Realistically, in all the years of our professional building work, we never came across any dry rot in wood which has been dried, stored and worked with properly.

Living conditions for the most common and destructive wood insects:
(Table: Bernhard Leisse: Treating wood naturally, Heidelberg 1994)
0 Comments

Masonry, Brick and Stone Work vs. Wood Buildings

3/13/2018

0 Comments

 
When restoring the building, all infested wooden components should be generously removed and any existing strands of fungi should be eliminated from the masonry, brick and stone work with a blowtorch.
0 Comments

Passive Homes Built in Proper Construction

3/13/2018

0 Comments

 
How to prevent dry rot? If the house has been built in a constructive and proper way, it usually is enough to make sure there are no rotting piles of wood, old building parts or off cuts which provide feeding and breeding ground anywhere close to the building.
0 Comments

Wood Established for Passive Homes

3/13/2018

0 Comments

 
​The true dry rot needs damp wood (more than 20%) to grow, however, once established it can grow several meters long in up to one centimeter thick strands. These strands transport water to neighbouring, dry areas and dampen these for the infestation to spread.
0 Comments
<<Previous

    Author

    Holz100 Canada Inc.

    Archives

    September 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017

    Categories

    All
    Airtightness
    Allergy Dust
    Allergy Free
    Assisted Living
    Cabin
    Ceilingfloor Systems
    Certification
    Children
    Clt
    Construction
    Cottage
    Design
    Dlt
    Dowel Laminated Timber
    Earthquake Resistant
    Ecohome
    Energy Efficient
    Environmental
    Fire Resistance
    Flood Resistant
    Flooring
    Fsc
    Fungal Free
    Green Building
    Health
    Healthy Living
    Insulation
    Laneway
    Laneway House
    Laneway Suite
    Lodge
    Log Home
    Luthiers
    Man And Tree
    Mass Timber
    Mobile Homes
    Mold Resistant
    Moonwood
    Off Grid
    Passive House
    Pefc
    Prefab
    Prefab Home
    Prefab House
    Processing
    Publications
    Radiation Shielding
    Renewable
    Safety
    Solar Power
    Soundproof
    Stories
    Sustainable
    Tesla
    Timber Frame
    Toxin Free
    Traditions
    Trees Forest
    Types Of Wood
    Wall-systems
    What Is Holz100
    Wood Energy
    Wood Home
    Wood House
    Wood Quality

    RSS Feed

Build your dream home with Holz100!
Contacting us is your first step to build a healthier, safer and Cleaner Home.


Hours

Mon - Fri.
9:30am - 4:30pm

Office

[email protected]

President FRANK GHAHREMANI

(416) 725-6747
Picture
[email protected]
Picture
Picture
[email protected]

微信公众号:holz100canada

中文网站
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Company
    • What is Holz100
    • Benefits >
      • Moonwood
      • Ideal Indoor Climate
      • Healthy Living
      • Breathability & Airtightness
      • Thermal Insulation
      • Fire Protection
      • Safety
      • Radiation Shielding
      • Soundproofing
      • Holz100 is #1
      • 100% Wood
      • Circular Economy
      • Manufacturing
    • The Process
    • History
  • Product
    • Products
    • Thoma Holz100® Building System
    • Flooring
    • Finishing Materials
    • Types of Wood
  • MODULAR
    • Laneway House >
      • Model 1A
      • Model 2A
    • Zinipi >
      • Zinipi Basic
      • Zinipi Lodge
      • Zinipi Lodge L
      • Zinipi Loft
      • Zinipi Loft D
    • Mobile Home
  • Projects
    • Feature Projects
    • References
    • Residential
    • Hotels
    • Cottages
    • Institutions
    • Offices
    • Other
  • Resources
    • Downloads
    • Events >
      • WSF 2016
      • IIDEXCanada 2016
      • National Home Show 2017
      • Wood Symposium 2017
      • WSF 2017
      • IIDEXCanada 2017
      • Spring Cottage Life Show 2018
      • Spring Cottage Life Show 2019
    • Articles
    • Certificates & Awards
    • Links
  • SERVICES
    • Design
    • Design-Build
    • Floor Plans
  • Contact