New Gluelam Beam Design

New gluelam beam design techniques have been developed enabling designers to cover larger spans than before with gluelam beams. These beams can be as strong as steel without being obtrusive.

Shape and Design

One of the uses for this new technology is in building clubhouses of virtually any shape or design, the golf clubhouse in the photo above has been built in Finland to replace a smaller and outdated building.

These types of buildings are always bespoke made and not only has uses for Golf, Tennis, Football, Cricket or Badminton but can accommodate large swimming pools, changing rooms, bars and other recreational facilities, on many levels, all under the same roof.

Village Halls and Community Centres

Village Halls and community centres are another subject of various enquiries, as the gluelam beam technology offer greater possibilities for wider structures such as village halls.

Hotels, Bars or Restaurants

Very high class Hotels, Bars, Restaurants or Offices could benefit from the atmosphere that is found in a timber frame or genuine Finnish Log Building , which is not only relaxing to visit, but also for the workforce, offering cleaner air and a more comfortable and profitable working environment.

Health Clubs

What could be more relaxing and invigorating when you visit your local spa or health and fitness club, than to spend you leisure time in the natural surrounds of a genuine Finnish log building.

Equestrian Centres

Equestrian centres could use these timber frame and log buildings as a training ring to train both their horses and riders, either in a fully enclosed or part enclosed structure.

Conference Centres

Conferences can either be very invigorating or downright boring, but held in a specially designed genuine Finnish log conference centre, even the most boring could easily become the most inspiring, as the atmosphere in a genuine log building is lighter and fresher, because the logs are always 'breathing' and changing the air inside the structure.

Shops

We have had many enquiries for Shops of all shapes and sizes, from small businesses to large concerns, looking at the possibilities this versatile building material offers.

Schools

Schools, Health centres, Doctors surgeries even Hospitals could benefit from the fresher environment these types of building offer.

Councils

Councils and Government authorities should also consider using gluelam log buildings to back up their policies for a cleaner and more sustainable environment when considering new developments, not only for their own use, but with planning applications for log buildings from the public in general.

Farming

As traditional Farming becomes more difficult, many farmers are looking for ways to diversify into a more sustainable business that will not only benefit their own concerns, but help the local economy and environment within the community.

The timber frame and genuine Finnish log houses and holiday accommodation offers the farmer an excellent and economic alternative; self catering holidays are a fast growing industry and who else can offer, within the holiday business, a more exciting or a more invigorating holiday experience than a holiday on a working farm.

Most visitors to these locations come from the 'hum drum' of the towns and cities, to seek the peace and tranquility that the countryside can offer; what could be more invigorating and different than being woken up in the morning by the crowing of the farmyard cockerel, the mooing of the cows as they go to the milking parlor, the bleating of the lambs in the field behind the log cabin, or listening to the birds 'dawn chorus'.

Later when they go for a walk into the countryside they can watch the rabbits playing hide and seek in the fields and other wildlife, they can benefit from the fresh air many of us who live in the countryside take for granted.

At the moment, grants are available to assist with this transition, from farming into leisure, utilizing the unique natural resources farmers own, that others in the leisure business would give an arm and a leg to have.

Leisure Parks

Leisure Parks and Holiday Centres are very interested in these buildings, not only as log cabins for their guests to stay in, but also for the other recreational buildings needed to keep their visitors happy, Restaurants, Gaming Halls, Dance Halls, Health Centres, Hostels for their many employees, Admin centres and all the other structures needed to make these highly complex businesses tick.

Endeavor

We have endeavored above to offer suggestions for various uses for our timber frame and genuine Finnish log buildings and cabins, these are only a few of the many and extensive uses for this extremely versatile of building materials.

Genuine Finnish Log Buildings

You might by now be wondering why we keep pushing the phrase Genuine Finnish Log Buildings that is because we do not want you to think that any log building will serve the same purpose; The timber used in these 'Genuine Finnish Log Buildings' has been grown in some of the coldest regions, making the trees grow slowly, the timber from these trees contains more fibre and is harder and denser than their counterparts growing in the more temperate regions of the world, making it more suitable for log structures.

Timber grown in the more temperate regions has a greater tendency to develop Blue stain and deteriorate much faster, also the faster growing conditions can make the timber weaker for use in log buildings.

The Finns' claim that their buildings, if they are looked after properly, could last in excess of 100 years, and they have examples in Finland to prove this point.

Communication

You can rest assured you will be able to speak with someone who has worked in the timber and building business for many years and has first hand experience of Genuine Finnish Log and Timber Frame Buildings.

Thank you for taking the time to read this article, we will look forward to hearing from you in the near future.