{"id":929,"date":"2008-03-03T07:30:54","date_gmt":"2008-03-03T07:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/property\/uk-wide-property\/swedish-house-company%e2%80%99s-superbly-constructed-homes"},"modified":"2008-03-03T07:30:54","modified_gmt":"2008-03-03T07:30:54","slug":"swedish-house-company%e2%80%99s-superbly-constructed-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/property\/uk-wide-property\/swedish-house-company%e2%80%99s-superbly-constructed-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish House Company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Superbly Constructed Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/images\/swedish-house-company\/stell-concept.jpg\" alt=\"Swedish House Company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Superbly Constructed Homes\" class=\"right\" \/>The timber that lies at the heart of a Swedish House Company property, comes from pine trees that grow very slowly, straight and true in the Dalarna Forests in Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>In the process they produce uniquely dense, close-grained timber that can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be beaten for structural strength; ideal for the framework for a house &#8211; a substantial, strong and stable structure.<\/p>\n<p>This timber also provides the beauty of natural wood for staircases, beams, interior doors, window frames and other visible surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>Warm Winters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swedish Houses are so well insulated that they heat up straight away and the heat is spread evenly throughout, so that there are no undesirable cold spots.<\/li>\n<li>A unique heat recovery system employs an optional heat pump, which utilizes the outgoing warm air to heat the incoming air, thus providing economy in energy use and costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cool In Summer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High standards of insulation keep their buildings warm in winter, and keep it cool in the summer, they are designed to minimise solar gain, e.g. using glass with a protective coating to repel the heat of the sun.<\/li>\n<li>Built in ventilation constantly circulates fresh air throughout the house, while stale air, cooking smells and excess heat are extracted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Swedes value things that are not only superbly designed, but also superbly constructed e.g. Swedish cars and furniture; this obsession with quality extends to every aspect of design and construction of the Swedish House Company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s homes.<\/p>\n<p>The Swedish House Company are exhibiting at the Spring Self Build &amp; Renovation Show at The Renovation Centre from 6th to 9th March.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swedishhouses.com\/\">http:\/\/www.swedishhouses.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The timber that lies at the heart of a Swedish House Company property, comes from pine trees that grow very slowly, straight and true in the Dalarna Forests in Sweden. In the process they produce uniquely dense, close-grained timber that can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be beaten for structural strength; ideal for the framework for a house &#8211; a substantial, strong and stable structure. This timber also provides the beauty of natural wood for staircases, beams, interior doors, window frames and other visible surfaces. Warm Winters: Swedish Houses are so well insulated that they heat up straight away and the heat is spread evenly &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/property\/uk-wide-property\/swedish-house-company%e2%80%99s-superbly-constructed-homes\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[331],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}