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The log house villa creates comfortable life

woodenhouse — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:14:37 GMT+08:00

Design freedom

In the roof shape as well as the structure degree-of-freedom is high is a wood construction housing major characteristic. Because the active surface big (every 100 square meters enhance 6%-8%), moreover the space may also carry on the design freely, therefore the house outward appearance design also possibly achieves has the individuality uniquely. Moreover, because on the organization degree-of-freedom is high, the future will renovate the transformation as well as the service maintenance is quite easy.

The lumber is light and solid, earthquake resistance

Has carried on the comparison under the weight same condition to the material intensity, the lumber longitudinal strength is steel products approximately 4 times, the compressive strength reaches as high as the concretes approximately 6 times. May say that the lumber is the component is light, but intensity high material. Generally speaking, the seismic force is becomes the proportion with building's weight to increase, can therefore increase a bigger destructive power regarding the heavy building. May say, if is the same weight house, compares with the steel products and the concretes house, constructs the housing with the component light lumber not easily earthquake's influence.

Comfortable natural humidity control function

The lumber to air conditioning such, has the indoor humidity control in certain value humidity control function. Humidity high time takes up water, on the contrary, dry time, then release moisture content. Said the probably natural air conditioning is the same, causes the indoor humidity maintains balanced

Energy conservation

In order to maintain the indoor humidity, temperature balanced, the building good appropriate environment, has used the heat-insulating material. Guaranteed that the air conditioning and the warm air nothing more than release. Enhances the changes in temperature to be mad the effect, maintained throughout in one year comfortableness and has realized the energy conservation. Moreover the lumber has the outstanding thermal insulation, its performance may be a worthy opponent with the heat-insulating material. Use wood construction housing, not easy heat conduction, warm in winter and cool in summer.

Log cabin home, log house, timber frame house china supplier is Hangzhou HKlong Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd.

Log house

woodenhouse — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:02:29 GMT+08:00

The log cabin is by the natural green plants--Lumber for wall material new construction. It undergoes lumber gathering, the saw log processing, dry, processes the different wall molding according to the different construction modeling production, finally arrives at the job location assembly, after working procedures and so on fire protection, antiseptic treatment, the complete part processes again in the workshop completes. Besides the main body construction, the electrical assembly, for draining water, well ventilated, the heating air conditioning, the health takes a bath, the decoration repair also necessary to complete along with it. The wooden villa manufacture installment can achieve other building material similarly the construction characteristic and the function, may act according to the different situation construction collection lodging, the entertainment, the dining, to take a bath, the fitness, the conference reception is a body's large-scale comprehensive villa, may also act according to the different demand to construct the garden family type villa, the dining bar type villa, the singsong house oxygen type villa, the physical ability fitness type villa and so on small wooden villa. Large-scale wooden villa area generally in 800--about 1000m2, the interior is equipped with: The reception hall, the total service desk, share the hall, the washroom, the conference room, the reception room, the standard guest room, the anteroom, president the anteroom, the bar, the song ballroom, the amusement room, the gymnasium, the garret, to do steam wet take a bath, the ornamental hall. Feeds especially the dining type wooden villa area generally in 500--about 700m2, the interior is equipped with: Music dining room, the great hall, Taiwan, the small dining room, the garret dining room, KTV reserve a room and so on. Small family type wooden villa area generally in 180--about 240m2, the interior is equipped with: The reception room, the big bedroom, the bed closet, the health take a bath, the amusement room, the garret and so on.

Log cabin home, log house, timber frame house china supplier is Hangzhou HKlong Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd.

Sales of Custom Homes on the Rebound

woodenhouse — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:27:06 GMT+08:00

A marked increase in pre-sold custom-built homes appears to be on the rise. Stabilized and, in many cases, lower building material costs, coupled with lower interest rates offered by eager-to-lend financial institutions, may be part of the reason.

According to Todd Lewis, Senior Account Representative with 84 Lumber Company, "Lumber composites (which include pine, spruce, and fir) have dropped over 34%. Panels (plywood) have dropped over 12%. The overall lumber market has changed very little over the past 24 months. With lumber on a ten-year low and little change in the market recently, one would tend to rationalize that drastic price decreases are not on the horizon. In combination with competitive quality labor prices, readily available lots, record low interest rates, and a down lumber market, now is the perfect time to build a home not only as everyone dreams of but also as a sound investment."

"I have experienced more demand for large, high-end custom homes in the last three months than I had in the last two years combined," said local builder Steve Baudo, owner of Baudo & Associates Home Builders, Inc. "We typically focus our efforts on homes starting around the $400,000 and up, but lately the bulk of interest seems to be in the $1,000,000 plus range. We are in the process of gearing up to meet the demand as our pipeline continues to fill up."

Other gains in housing are being realized as well. Sales of newly built single-family homes turned upward in September, posting a 2.7 percent gain to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 464,000 units, according to U.S. Commerce Department numbers released October 28, 2008. The report also indicated that builders are making substantial progress in winnowing down the month's supply of unsold units on the market.

"It's great to see some upward movement in new-home sales, particularly in light of the strong efforts that home builders have been making to bring supply and demand back into balance by limiting new construction and offering substantial price- and non-price incentives on already-built units," said NAHB Chairman Sandy Dunn, a home builder from Point Pleasant, W.Va.

"In my opinion, people who have the financial ability, armed with the knowledge of cost savings realized through lower construction and financing costs understand that they can get more bang for the buck now rather than waiting. As the rest of the housing market starts to recover, construction costs will most certainly rise again. For someone thinking about building in the next twelve to twenty-four months, it just makes sense to act now rather than wait and pay thousands more for the exact same house, with the exact same features," said Baudo.

Log cabin home, log house, timber frame house china supplier is Hangzhou HKlong Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd.

Central/West Africa: Buyers hesitate amid global economic downturn

woodenhouse — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:47:01 GMT+08:00

The market situation in West Africa remained sluggish during October 2008. China and India were buying at very cautious levels as buyers were gauging how quickly the economic downturn in Europe might affect global timber manufacturing. Banking problems in the US and UK have hit real estate sales and building developments probably much harder in these countries than elsewhere as borrowing and lending has become more difficult in these markets.

Prices for logs and lumber were unchanged from earlier in the month, although it is probable some sales have been made at a discount when sellers needed to clear stock or were trying to maintain cash flow.

Production in West Africa was low due to workforce reduction in the sector and closure of facilities. Heavy rains in most countries were also curtailing logging and transport of logs to the mills and ports. Business with Europe was very slow. Importers were keen to reduce stocks, as their own sales were lower. Historically, the European winter has brought lower consumption even without the current global economic problems. Forecasts for the economic situation in the UK and Continental Europe show low or no growth for the next 12 to 24 months. It does not seem possible that there will be any prompt upturn in the consumption of timber and timber products in the short or medium-term.

Log cabin home, log house, timber frame house china supplier is Hangzhou HKlong Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd.

China and France cooperate in Wood and log cabin home industry

woodenhouse — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:42:02 GMT+08:00

Recently, the Shanghai Timber trade Association and the French Lumber Association has sponsored the French lumber and the furniture high-level forum jointly, introduced France's high quality lumber tree seed and the performance, the lumber comments and so on grading rules, the French wood ware is specially the furniture product design idea, the artistic style and the cultural characteristic. Through the forum, the people in attendance not only deepened to the China and France timber trade, the furniture profession, the interior decoration profession mutual understanding, moreover promoted both countries related profession trade and the cooperation.

Log cabin home ,log house, timber frame house china supplier—Hangzhou HKlong Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd.

Imports of Russian Timber Still Ranks Top One in China

woodenhouse — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:47:33 GMT+08:00

In recent two years, Russia has continuously adjusted its timber exporting policy, aiming at lowering its exporting volume of logs. For instance, the exporting tariff of log has been raised by 25% meanwhile its average price has remained at least 15 Euro Dollars per m3. However, all these moves carried out by Russian government could not arrest China’s enthusiasm in importing Russian timber.

1. Imports of log
In the first 8 months in 2008, the total importing volume of log in China was 20.8546 million m3 with a total price of $ 3.6376569 billion. Among it, the importing volume of Russian log was 13.3784 million m3 which covered 64.15% of the total importing volume, and the total value was $ 1.7873587 billion which covered 49.14% of the sum. However, Papua New Guinea, an up-and-coming youngster, ranked No. 2 in this year, because during the same period in 2008, China imported 1.6505 million m3 of Oceania log which merely covered 7.91% of the total volume, and the total value of it was $ 0.3144293 billion which covered 8.64% of the sum.

2. Imports of lumber
In the first 8 months in 2008, the total importing volume of lumber in China was 4.5384 million m3 with a total value of $ 1.2959063 billion. Among it, the volume of Russian lumber was 1.2482 million m3 which covered 27.5% of the total importing volume, and the total value was $ 0.2423799 billion which covered 18.7% of the sum. However, U.S. ranked No. 2 in this year, because during the same period in 2008, China imported 0.68 million m3 of U.S. log which covered 15.18% of the total volume, and the total value of it was $ 0.2421458 billion which covered 18.69% of the sum.

It is obvious that during the first 8 months in China, Russian timber ranked top one in terms of importing volume of two major species, log and lumber, and importing value. Although Russia has raised its exporting tariff for several times, its unit price of exports has been lower than the average level of global market. In the first 8 months, the unit price of Russian log was $ 133.6 which was lower by 23.24%. Compared to the average unit price of $ 174.43 in China, it lessened $ 40.53 per m3. During the same period, the unit price of Russian lumber was $ 194.18 which was lower by 32%. Compared to the average unit price of $ 285.54, it lessened $ 91.36 per m3. It is expected that this situation will go on for a long while in China.

Log cabin home,log house, timber frame house china supplier—Hangzhou HKlong Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd.

Log cabin village is a dream come true

woodenhouse — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:10:36 GMT+08:00

BILL May was the man who had the vision for a village of log cabins on his land in a picturesque valley near Llanharan.

More than a decade later that vision is now a reality with some 30 luxurious log cabin homes dotted around the 15-acre site in the Meiros Valley.

Bill, 67, a retired civil engineer, came up with the idea after visitors to a pony trekking centre near his home were constantly knocking his door to ask if there was anywhere to stay nearby.

He owned the land and realized it would be the perfect setting for a development of properties which would blend in with the environment.

Now after three years of living in his own two-bed roomed log cabin overlooking a lake, he has decided along with his wife Carol, 56, that it is time to move on.

“The location here is breathtaking: all of the cabins have views of the mountains and ours also overlooks the lake.

“There are some lovely walks to enjoy and it is always so quiet and peaceful.

“When I walk around and see all the development that has taken place, I do feel a sense of achievement.

“Although I sold my land to the developers who built the cabins, it was my vision which they have created. All of the cabins have been built to blend in sympathetically with their natural setting.”

A summer house at the foot of the garden which overlooks the lake houses a hot tub.

“We use the hot tub a lot; it’s so relaxing both in the summer and the winter.”

The couple will be sorry to leave but know that they will be returning to the area regularly as their children still have plots on the site.

“You have the peace of the countryside here and yet it is only 15 minutes away from the capital city of Wales,” added Bill.

This two-bedroomed detached log cabin is situated within Meiros Valley.

It has an entrance hall, lounge, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, master bedroom with dressing room and en suite, shower room and summer house.

The house is for sale with Hklong,. For further details email logcabinhome@gmial.com

Log cabin home - - candid return and low key luxury

woodenhouse — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:47:58 GMT+08:00

Ancient castle, inconceivable black magic, mystical forest small log cabin is the fairy tale gives us containing the Italian rhyme distant warmth and the romantic. Walks in the urban reinforced concrete structure jungle; moral nature illusion fairy tale world also there is no place searches again. But you are conceivable, the pure log structure’s log cabin, may be the rough North America character and style, or is refined Ou Lu the style, also or is flutters writes books the fragrance rest Chinese type wooden dwelling, according to Shan Banghu, log delicate fragrance, warm fireplace. Looks far in the balcony, fresh flower and trees all around under the sunlight moistens calmly grows ......Pure and the nature arises spontaneously in this moment.

For several thousand years, the Chinese construction system was take the wooden construction as the frame structure system, the outer wall is only maintains the structure; the timber frame has borne the entire construction load capacity. According to the archaeology scientist researches “the early wood construction is becomes by the dirt wall and the grass roof union, this very similar tradition construction continued for over a thousand years, the bricks and stones has been used in constructing likely the castle and so on permanence construction”. In Chinese type wooden dwelling carving flower window mullion, circuitous wooden shelf, sinuous courtyard layer upon layer, down to Ouyang Xiu "Butterfly Loves Flower" in the word has “the garden deeply deep several little?” Poetic sentiment and romantic, human’s housing mood in the construction can perfect manifestation, wooden dwelling esthetics, in the small bridge over the flowing stream with carves between the eave picture columns to understand. To the modern age, the productive forces development, habitable area’s unceasing reduction, the building unceasing extends to the space, ten several and even several dozens constructions by the big area’s popularization, luxurious and the impetuous breath are affecting people’s housing aesthetic standard. Perhaps all things can along the certain rule natural circulation, when the people obtained the acme mind in the reinforced concrete to satisfy, after material showing off, what was following was to returns the natural hope, the log cabin has returned thereupon in people’s line of sight. The lignin landscape sketch which with the wood construction the wooden villa, the village wooden house, in the park scenic area builds the natural breath which and even in the metropolis upscale office uses in embellishing, was weary of the furnace brick structure icy cold breath, the log cabin lit in the people heart the flaw already long refined, quiet, the natural village affective tone. Only will have the log cabin only then to cancel in the people heart’s fairy tale mood, the log cabin has the life construction.

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Office at home in the garden

woodenhouse — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:51:17 GMT+08:00

Working in your garden office has many advantages over working from home. Working at home is a great idea anyway, as it can give a more efficient working environment.

We offer a range of suitable buildings, starting at just over 2 meters x 2 meters and going right up to 5m x 5m and larger. The measurements we give are for the usable space within the office, so always take this into account when building it, as you need to keep a certain distance away from the house and boundaries.

It is relatively easy to get telephone and electricity to a garden office and a local electrician should be able to help. Expense varies with distance from the house and availability of suitable electrical supply and telephone cables. Take care regarding distance and quality of extensions for ADSL connection. Speak to a suitable company about these.

Take care when sitting your office that it is not too obtrusive and also, if you are likely to have visitors, it is easily accessible, via a path and near some work of access gateway. Click here to see our range, including prices and specifications.

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What about log cabin homes in disasters?

woodenhouse — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:39:12 GMT+08:00

HURRICANES，Earthquake - There is lots of evidence over the years that log homes withstand hurricane force winds and water as well as cement block construction. We have photos of whole neighborhoods leveled by past hurricanes with only a log home still intact.

The signs are ominous: a greenish black sky, fast-moving clouds in a rotating pattern, a sudden quiet after a thunderstorm, then a roar like a train or a jet. Tornado season is here.

Twisters hit the Midwest more frequently in April and May than any other time. It was just a year ago that a deadly tornado devastated Utica, in central Illinois.

Hurricane season arrives June 1, and conjures up images of last year's disastrous storms - and which fueled a new urgency for making housing safer.

What, if anything, can be done to build houses that better weather powerful storms?

The housing industry thinks it has an answer in systems-built houses.

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Though log cabins suggest pioneer days rather than cutting-edge technology, they have stood the test of time and have survived severe storms because of their strength and weight.

A log house in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., suffered no damage when Hurricane Ivan swept through with winds of more than 100 m.p.h. Besides the strength of the solid log walls, it was had hurricane straps connecting the timber roof to the log walls.

(Bevier) noted that log houses used to be just for vacations. "Now 90 percent are primary residences," he said.

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