Thermally modified timber.
The wide use of thermally modified timber began just a few decades ago. During this time it became a truly modern and popular material – it is in the XX th century the process of the thermal modification of wood was thoroughly researched, the technologies for obtaining such a material were completed, and the mass production of thermally modified timber started.
What is thermally modified timber and what are its advantages compared to non-processed wood or wood processed some other way? Thermally modified timber is a construction material derived from natural wood by processing it with water vapor at high temperatures (200-230 degrees) for a certain period of time. Such heating modifies the structure of the wood, and as a result it acquires certain unique qualities, which are not characteristic of the original material. In particular, thermally modified timber has very high resistance to rotting and mycotic lesions, has low water content, low water absorbency and thermal conductivity, and also has stability of its geometrical parameters and is not distorted under the influence of falls in humidity or temperature and can be used in any climate.
