We build energy-efficient timber-frame houses.

A timber-frame house usually reaches the closed shell after about 2 months and the developer standard after about 4. With the interiors finished, the investor has a ready house after roughly half a year, while a masonry build can stretch over several years.

Do not confuse the term "breathable" with "leaky". The main advantage of walls built with the PREMIUM system is that they are diffusion-open. Water vapor is carried away to the outside of the building through successive layers of the wall. As a result, the wall structure is permanently protected from moisture and mold. Few people realize that it is a serious mistake to insulate walls with Styrofoam. This is one of the cheapest ways, but it gives the effect of a so-called "foil mesh" and promotes the growth of microorganisms and mold in the wall partitions.

The houses built by our company can confidently be called ecological. STEICO products are made from renewable raw materials. Supporters of ecology and defenders of our planet can with a clear conscience decide on this type of construction to live in harmony with nature.

An energy-efficient house loses little heat: in our standard we assume about 65 kWh per m² a year, around 9,100 kWh for a 140 m² house. That is two and a half times less than a standard house, and with your own photovoltaics the bill drops further. You can work out your own house in the calculator in the knowledge base.

The use of STEICO insulation materials has earned our homes a reputation for high energy efficiency. During cold weather, a thick layer of insulation ensures that heat loss is kept to a minimum. In summer, on the other hand, thanks to the phenomenon of phase shift, they provide ideal protection from the heat. The wall at the time of greatest insolation is a barrier against the penetration of heat into the room, and gives up heat when the temperature outside is much lower.

We use high-quality materials when insulating our homes. STEICOprotect exterior facade panel also has windproofing properties. The tongue and groove profile ensures the tightness of the joint. On the inside, meanwhile, we use an active vapor barrier. During the installation of window frames, warm window sills are also installed, which, combined with special tapes, help reduce thermal bridges to a minimum. And a well-insulated house also has good protection against sounds coming from outside.

Today, high-quality, certified materials are used for the construction of a frame house. They are properly impregnated and protected from the elements. We can confidently say that this is a house for generations. We draw on the experience of Canadians and builders from the United States, where in their countries some frame houses are used for up to 100 years.

Tests on various qualities of insulation have proven that STEICO materials, despite being wood-based, do not burn with live fire. In the attached video, you can see that it takes much longer for the board to fail in a fire test than other materials.

Many people have the misconception that timber-frame houses will be destroyed by the first good windstorm that comes along. The skeleton of the house is assembled using a special fastening system. The foundations are attached to the foundation with special anchors. The walls are rigidly connected to each other without the possibility of any movement. In losing to the elements of wind, the building has comparable strength to that of masonry.