Recently, downtown city people choose wood to be most dominant building material for them. This is because of the advantage emerged when wood is used as the house material. Wood framing is known as comfort and economy when it comes to climate. It keeps the home owner warm in winter and cool in summer.

The real advantage of wood beside comfort and insulation perform the better overall for the construction. But it also has drawback regarding the nature of natural product called moisture. The danger of moisture damage in wooden buildings is always great. It is shown from a field study conducted in 1995 that it was revealed that 82% Finnish wood house detached houses built after 1950 have serious moisture damage.

It becomes so clear that moisture damage is sturdily linked to each way of building. The greatest moisture problem of houses was cellar walls leaking, pipe leaking, and ageing of roofing. The building site also makes contribution to the level of damage. High above ground level location influence the time of damage happen.

For this kind of damage, manufacture and expert have worked out to finish the entire problem. For most part, damage to roofs and pipes has been successfully held in checked. Whilst the floor structures, the joint between the floor, foundation and exterior wall, and wet areas are the most difficult details of the moisture technical design of a wooden house.

The way of handling moisture damage is started from the grand design. By working on the careful design, construction and maintenance of wood as the house structure, the house will stay longer. When its structures are properly protected, wood is a long-lasting and reliable material that creates luxury, warmth and coziness in our housing environment.