How can wood be protected against the Irish weather?
With proper planning and construction wood buildings can survive for centuries without suffering damage. This is supported by numerous examples of listed wooden buildings all over the world. Wood has an extremely high natural level of resistance to environmental influences. However, it should be ensured that the wood is protected from lasting penetration of moisture. Wood preservation starts during house planning – the aim of this is to maintain its natural resistance force. All timber parts are delivered to the building site in watertight packing. On assembly, a barrier layer is placed underneath the first layer of logs to protect them from rising damp. Our architects and designers make sure that the house design has a sufficiently large roof overhang, as well as mouldings over doors and windows, so that rainwater flows away from the house and cannot rest to penetrate the wood. To further ensure that moisture does not penetrate the wood, a wood protector is applied on construction, af
