Design & Build Philosophy
Our approach to providing you with a new building is to:
* Determine your needs
* Work to your budget
* Design a
building which is sympathetic to the local environment
* If required
we can submit for Planning and Building Regulation Approvals
* Take
on the role as Principal Contractor, to manage the works during the
Construction Phase
* Handover to the Client complete and fully fitted
for immediate occupation.
We focus on
Airtight and weatherproof
We have been working intensively on the
tightness of Honka log houses for a long time. Tightness is very
important not only for the living comfort of your house, but also in
terms of durability, energy consumption and fire safety of your house.
Excellent tightness means:
• Minimised heat
loss and smaller energy bill
• Balanced thermal comfort all year
round
• Improved living comfort via preventing draft
• Protecting
your house against moisture and damage caused by mould or other fungi
• Controlled ventilation and improved indoor air quality
• Improved
sound insulation
• Improved fire safety
Comfort and
energy efficiency
Our precision-machined timber with
built-in seals yields very tight fitting joints, and hence airtight
walls. All Honka houses are insulated with double seals at the factory.
This keeps them well insulated, decreases the possibility of on-site
sealing errors and helps speed up construction. We are proud to say that
we deliver some of the most airtight and moisture tight houses on the
market.
When the building shell is made perfectly airtight, there are
no uncontrollable air leaks or heat loss. Living comfort is also greatly
improved by the absence of draft. This usually means that the inside
temperature can actually be lowered by a degree or two, All this results
in a smaller energy bill.
Weatherproof and durable
Breathing wall structures are moisture-safe, which is an important
factor in durability. Wood-based single-material wall structures are
breathing and can dry from both sides – there are no cold bridges or
surfaces where moisture can collect.
Tightness also protects your
house from water damage. The quality of the wood and the drying and
preparation processes it goes through are very important: every beam and
log has to be shaped and adjusted to ensure perfect water-resistance.
The most exposed parts of a building are protected from extreme
weather conditions by the eaves. Regular protection treatment of the
exteriors of the building will protect the wood from the effects of
weathering, excessive exposure to UV rays, etc.
There are many
log buildings in Europe that are 200 to 300 years old: churches,
mansions and private houses. The oldest wooden houses in Finland date
back to the 16th Century. This is irrefutable proof of their durability.
Building a solid wood home is a long term investment: it will be there
for your children and for further generations down the line.
