Successive war against the builder’s arch-enemy is possible

The most dangerous enemy of any building is moisture. Compared to other threats such as fire or static stability, damage caused by moisture is the most wide-spread type of damage to buildings. It does not matter if the loadbearing structures of a building are made from concrete or wood - mould and fungi start to grow as soon as enough moisture has accumulated in a building's structures. Therefore, the structures must be protected from moisture with extreme care from within and out.

The external moisture resistance of the structures developed and used by Kodumaja has been tested under unusually harsh climatic conditions for years. We have done that above the Arctic Circle as well as on the western coast of Norway where the warm current of the Gulf Stream and the Arctic frost descending from the mountains to the Atlantic Coast are able to cause all kinds of extreme atmospheric conditions (storms, hurricanes, rain, snow, sleet) - one at a time or, sometimes, simultaneously. Kodumaja structures cope equally well with any of these extremities individually or collectively, while sometimes they occur at the same time.

The internal moisture resistance of structures is determined, first of all, by technical and technological solutions and their implementation in the construction of "wet" rooms (bathrooms, etc.). Nordic research and statistics have shown that "wet" rooms of residential buildings are often very poorly built. Waterproofing of these rooms and openings where all kinds of pipes pass through floors and walls, is often insufficient, which results in extensive water damage.

Being aware of, and having personal experience of water as the biggest and the most cunning enemy of any building, Kodumaja has always tried to develop such technical and technological solutions of "wet" rooms that would be easy to implement and are 100% reliable.