CLT or Loose Timber

[witten]

No. You are completely wrong.

Forest used in durable products sequesters carbon for a long time and allows the new replacement forest to sequester more carbon.

"Old" forest does not sequester any new carbon.

/ATW

You're probably only thinking about the timber, but forests also pump carbohydrates down into the roots which are then bound in the soil. During clear-cutting, carbon dioxide is released from the soil.

 

[Rickard.]

No problem. Didn't interpret it that way. Thanks for the tip. I'll check out the link!

When I read through what I wrote, I understand you

I mentioned the gunshots as a "fun fact" or possibly a warning, and the fact that out of 6 houses, there was only a single crack (as I remember) that I wouldn't have been satisfied with says something about how it generally turns out well. If the cracks are fairly even and "natural," it looks quite nice to me. Those houses were, however, complicated with external insulation, so I really couldn't understand the point with KL.

 

[ArneTW]

You're probably just thinking about the timber, but forests also pump carbohydrates into the roots which then get bound in the soil. When clear-cutting, carbon dioxide is released from the soil.

Most Swedish trees do not have a particularly long lifespan... When they die, the wood decomposes whether it is above or below ground and the carbon is released.

How do you mean that carbon is bound in the soil?

/ATW

 

[Workingclasshero]

Fun!!! Is there any KLbygge south of Stockholm that you can visit?

 

[Robert-san01]

Mine is just North of Stockholm, but you don’t see any of the KL timber.

 

[witten]

Most Swedish trees don't have a particularly long lifespan... When they die, the wood breaks down either above or below ground and the carbon is released.

How do you mean that the carbon is bound in the soil?

/ATW

It is bound in the soil by carbon dioxide being converted into sugars with the help of solar energy, which the trees’ roots exchange for nutrients in trade with microorganisms and mycelia. The humus layers that build up in the soil centimeter by centimeter come largely from the carbon dioxide in the air.

ARVID ÅHLUND: Cutting down trees doesn't save the climate, Annie Lööf (expressen.se)

 

[PeterFalun]

here is a CLT example

http://jordens.se/vic-strngns

here is a house where Falu Limträteknik was involved
https://tv.nrk.no/serie/draumehuset/sesong/1/episode/3/avspiller

as an alternative to CLT, since it seems the industry is mostly interested in larger projects, you can order a ready-made frame from, for example, Dalahus where they used wood fiber insulation

 

[Workingclasshero]

Hello
Does anyone have price information on KL wood?
Are cuts and milling charged per meter or per cut?
Is it always standard dimensions 3000x12000x?

 

[PeterFalun]

Hi
Does anyone have price information on KL timber?
Do cuts and milling cost per meter or per cut?
Is it always standard size 3000x12000x?

https://martinsons.se/byggnader-i-tra/limtra-och-kl-tra-for-byggnadsobjekt/kl-tra/

 

[Workingclasshero]

[link]

I am in contact with Martinsson and thought if someone had experience.

 

[Arkus]

Fantastic feeling with wood throughout. No plans at all! I chose concrete slab with heating. A wonderful combination. My house is 110 sqm and we (meaning I assisted 2 carpenters and a crane operator) erected the whole house (the frame) including the roof in 2 days. All the CLT was millimeter-adapted, pre-milled for electricity, very nice finish on the inside. When the CLT was up, the electrician ran all the wiring from outside. Spot on!

The thing about wiring on the outside seems interesting to me! It's the only way if you want the CLT surface visible indoors and no surface wiring, as I see it. But in my view, this means the electrician must work outdoors while the frame is exposed to the weather. Wasn't this a problem? I understand you can have weather coverage around the entire construction, but it's quite costly.