As you know, most of the houses in the United States are wooden structures, and today we will talk about the advantages of wooden houses.
Durable
The first benefit of a log home is unexpected. The North American log home cottage is one of the most durable of modern housing structures, remaining intact through generations of use.
In the United States, 95% of residents currently live in log cabins. Wooden cottages over 100 years old are everywhere in the United States and are well preserved and well maintained. The oldest log homes date back to the 18th century.
Fire Resistance
The second benefit, and one that was not expected, is fire resistance. Isn't wood the most flammable? How can it be fire resistant?
That's because during construction, all wooden structures are decorated with structurally closed, fire-resistant gypsum board, a wall combination that is extremely fire-resistant.
Not only does the gypsum board naturally regulate indoor and outdoor humidity, but living in a wooden villa can also feel like spring in all seasons. It is comfortable to be warm in winter and cool in summer.
Insects cannot survive when the equilibrium moisture content of wood is below 19%, and the average moisture content of wood used to build wooden villas is only 17%.
In addition, preservative materials, insect-proof nets and spraying around the foundation are used to deter termites and keep the house away from these insects.
Earthquake resistant function
Wooden structure is tougher, and because the box structure of wood villa is evenly stressed, the structure itself is lighter and has strong elastic reset performance, which has strong resistance to instantaneous impact load and periodic fatigue damage, so the seismic force absorbed by large earthquakes is smaller, and the structure can be reset by its own elasticity without collapse when the foundation is displaced.
The wooden villa is decorated inside and outside with modern construction materials, which provides perfect protection for the wooden structure of the villa and makes the warranty life of the wooden villa reach over 70 years.
Anti-electricity insulation, natural air conditioning
Wood is a very good electrical insulator with low electrical conductivity. With the same thickness, wood has an insulation value 3 times higher than a house with solid brick walls, 16 times higher than standard concrete, 400 times higher than steel and 1,600 times higher than aluminum. In addition, the interior of a wooden villa is made of gypsum board, glass wool and other heat poor conductors, making it a relatively closed space, less affected by the outside climate.
Therefore, the wooden villa seems to be a natural air conditioner with proper design layout and proper absorption of sunlight. Living in a wooden villa, it feels like spring in all seasons.
Low carbon and environmental protection
First of all, wood itself is an environmentally friendly material with no environmental pollution. Even if the house is later torn down and discarded, the wood will not be polluted in the soil and can be recycled by the earth.
In addition, if any part of the structure breaks down or if a light fire breaks out in the house, it is easy to replace the broken wood with new materials, which is incomparable to a house with a steel frame structure.
Low construction cost
Finally, there is another very affordable advantage, which is the low cost. In North America, where forests are so abundant that they are simply inexhaustible when used wisely, wood is a readily available and inexpensive building material.
In addition, in countries like the United States, because wooden houses are very common and there are various specifications and clear specifications for wooden building materials, it is very easy and inexpensive to build a house with wooden building materials, so it is naturally the first choice.
