Douglas-fir is said to rival redwood in height and has the best strength-to-weight ratio of all wood species used for flooring. It is commonly called red fir or red pine, but it is neither fir nor pine. Although it is an exotic species native to...
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"I understand that tung oil is very good. Can I use it to refresh wooden furniture?" It was a piece of wood furniture that had been varnished. Very good, tung oil, but not for already varnished wood. I explained why oil applied over a coat of varnish will not...
This year at the nZEB Week in Cluj-Napoca we had the surprise to meet Florin Dumitrașcu, Manager Ligna Dumi Tech, as an exhibitor. I say surprise because we did not expect to see machinery suppliers at the nZEB Caravan. We took advantage of the meeting to see what machinery and...
CLT is a relatively recent building material, having been in use for 20-something years and is considered a material of the future. The qualities and performance achieved by CLT have brought it to the attention of builders and users in Romania who want to build with modern methods...
We arrived in Sibiel unannounced. We were on our way to Cluj, to the nZEB Week, after another shoot in Cisnădioara. We decided to stop also in Sibiel, at the house Andrei is building, to see the state of the works. Anyway, we arrived too late in Cluj to film...