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Tennis balls

Tennis balls

Translations: NL
Today while working on a house I see that one of our men has placed old tennis balls around the feet of his ladder. To protect the newly placed screed floor, he says. Attention to detail.
Terrace in Lithuania

Terrace in Lithuania

Translations: NL
In Lithuania we built a wooden house, with a terrace. Here some photos of just the terrace. More to follow. Terrace under construction. The white stuff between the beams is snow, in most of West Europe unknown nowadays. Railing is ready. And finally the top planks, 3 centimeters. Looks very nice, and fits very well with the house.
Better pine

Better pine

When it is cold, pine grows slower, and when it grows slower, the wood gets thicker, more sturdy, with smaller rings. Ever seen the actual effect? Here is it: The bottom piece of wood is pine from the Carpathian mountains, the top piece is from Lithuania. Same effect if you get pine from Siberia, or Finland, or Karelia. And in case you don’t know where is Karelia: it is just West from Finland.
New product: Carports

New product: Carports

This is our new product line next to wooden houses construction. We have designed a carport which features functionality and has an aesthetic appeal. Crafted with precision and durability in mind, this structure serves as a protective construction for your vehicle while enhancing the natural beauty of your property. Smart solutions with LED lights. Upgrade your carport experience with the brilliance of LED lighting.
Wooden windmills and prime numbers

Wooden windmills and prime numbers

Translations: NL
One of our clients is also windmill operator. Windmill as in: old fashioned monumental wooden windmill from the 18th century. In The Netherlands these windmills were used for two purposes: pump water out of the country industrial production: sawing wood, milling corns. On the inside these windmills are made from wood, everything is wood, and so we are interested. A wooden windmill looks like a simple wooden machine, but look a little closer and it is full of smart design.
Wood prices

Wood prices

Translations: NL
A short update on this article on wood prices that we wrote about five years ago. At that time some experts wrote that prices would not return to the old 300-350 US$ level and would stick around 500 US$. And these experts were correct, almost! We are back at the pre-corona price level. Compensated for inflation wood prices have even gone down. But beware: this is raw lumber.
Potdeksel in Overijssel

Potdeksel in Overijssel

Translations: NL
The house that we were assembling in Overijssel is finished, that is: we still have a few outstanding items to do such as replacing the threshold under the frontdoor and there are a few more minor details, but the owner has accepted the house, and has moved in. Kitchen has been installed, bathroom is done, floor is finished, solar panels are on the roof, it is a real house now.
Panel house in Chamonix

Panel house in Chamonix

A new year, and new projects. This one we are building in Chamonix, in the French Alps. Building in the Alps poses special challenges. Sloped plots, tight turns, narrow passages, snd scaffolding that hardly fits between the house and the neighbors fence. But the view is magnificent. Mont Blanc, Aiguille du Midi, Aiquille Verte, Le Brévent, Auguille du… well there’s snow peaks all around.
Church in Kedainiai, Lithuania

Church in Kedainiai, Lithuania

Some prospective clients worry about the life expectancy of wooden houses. Let us show you the church in the city center of Kedainiai, a small village in Lithuania. From the website www.kedainiutvic.lt: At the beginning of the 18th century, Carmelite monks settled in Kėdainiai. Local residents opposed the Carmelite monks, therefore they built their church only in 1766. The volumes of the church and nearby belfry are large and massive, forming a calm and monumental silhouette.
Insulation

Insulation

Not too long ago, when petrol was about 50 US$-cents and gas was almost free in Europe, we would “insulate” our roofs with, say 10 centimeters of mineral wool. As long as you could not look to the outside it was ok. Not anymore. Today we have EU-requirements, translated into local regulations for each EU-country, and these requirements are very different from not-too-long-ago. At Lithouse we can easily meet these requirements, and just look at this roof.