TUUYA
Journal
The science of solid timber: mass timber and MHM houses, A-frame kits and glulam, explained by the people who build them.
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A Timber House Mortgage Question Is Usually a Paperwork Question
Surveyors, banks and insurers ask about a timber house through documents. Which papers answer them, what each one covers, and where each one stops.
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Sauna size is set by the benches, and the heater follows
Heater calculators answer in kilowatts. Bench runs, tier heights, ceiling height and door swing decide whether two or four people actually fit.
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Drying Reserve Decides Whether a Small Leak Rots a Wall
Brochures print U-values and airtightness. The figure that decides what happens after a hidden leak is the one nobody prints: the wall's drying reserve.
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Mass Makes a Timber Wall Quiet, Junctions Decide the Rest
A tested solid timber wall reached 55 dB at roughly 115 kg per square metre. Why the roof, windows, sockets and floor junctions spend that result.
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Kit, Shell or Turnkey: Choose the Scope of Delivery You Can Manage
Kit, weathertight shell or turnkey: the three scopes compared by the trades, hours and coordination risk each one leaves on your side of the line.
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DIY Sauna Cost: You Save on Materials, Not on Detailing
The material list is the cheap part. A plain look at DIY sauna cost against a factory kit: hours, tools, retail offcuts, and the detailing that decides the rest.
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A Wooden Entry Door Is Judged by Its Frame, Not Its Face
Solid wood, engineered leaf or composite: the leaf is the easy part. The frame, threshold and perimeter seal decide how an entry door really performs.
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REI 45 Means Nothing Until You Read the Fire Resistance Report
REI 45 is only a result when the tested wall thickness and the applied load travel with it. How to read a fire test report, and what to ask any supplier.
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Sauna Ventilation Only Works If Air Enters Low and Leaves High
Cold floor, flat steam, damp timber: the cabin has nowhere for air to enter and nowhere for it to leave.
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Glulam vs LVL: the member you see decides which you buy
Two engineered laminated timbers turn up on the same structural quote. Which belongs where, what each one actually costs you, and who decides the size.
