![]() The actual useful life, however, depends strongly on the residential and user behaviour of the residents. High-quality building equipment naturally enhances the attractiveness of a property, allows a longer useful life to be expected and increases its value. Nowadays, the useful life of property is rarely calculated or estimated according to the construction method, but much more according to equipment standards. This again has a positive effect on durability and lasting value. Therefore, wooden houses today are even less susceptible to moisture and the associated mould than stone houses. This ensures shorter construction times and less moisture penetrates during installation. In modern wood construction, entire walls and ceilings including pipes, heating and ventilation ducts etc. This is partly due to the high degree of prefabrication of the individual components. While in the past, a total service life of around 60 years was assumed, the wooden houses erected today have a service life of at least 100 years, most probably even much longer than that. Houses, extensions and façades made of wood can last for as many decades as a conventionally constructed house made of stone. Thanks to state-of-the-art processing and manufacturing technology in modern wood construction, modern wooden houses are in no way inferior to conventional stone-made buildings – neither in terms of their value preservation nor in terms of costs. The use of wood-based materials in construction is both a sound and future-proof investment. This is where the price/performance ratio comes into play. Besides, wooden houses are even extremely durable and give excellent value for money. The environmental benefits are well known and documented. Wood is the most sustainable and at the same time the oldest building material in the world, it can be used flexibly and ensures indoor comfort. Modern wood construction is becoming more and more trendy – and the trend is demonstrably upward. The market leader is Baden-Württemberg with 30%, the Association for German Prefabricated Timber Constructions even states it to be 34%. In some federal states, the figure is well over 20%. ![]() The average current market share in Germany is 17.7%. Today, the number of builders using wood or wood-based materials in the construction of residential buildings, which had been just about 7 % back in 1990s (according to “Holzbau Deutschland - Bund deutscher Zimmermeister”), is twice as high. And anyone who opts for wood and wood-based materials is now in good company. Your own house in which your children or even grandchildren might live one day – that is an absolute dream of many builders. ![]()
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