The 110-year-old larch beams for sale from the former Ballet Institute are dry and healthy and they have been professionally stored in a perfect place
Altogether 240 m3 of 110-year-old Transylvanian larch beams are available. Relative humidity: between 2 and 3 percent; no insect or fungal damage. Biggest beam size: 25 cm x 20 cm x 15.6 m; all pieces have been professionally stored.
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The antique, 110-year-old larch beams forming the roof structure of a building designed by Ödön Lechner, one of the most prominent architects of the past millennium, are now for sale. The former Ballet Institute, the building opposite the Hungarian State Opera, is history itself.
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The larch beams for sale come from Andrássy Avenue (Budapest, Hungary), one of the most famous promenades of Europe and a World Heritage site. The beams, representing a part of European history each, are now for sale.
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The total quantity is stored under perfect and professional conditions. Each beam is separated from the others by square timber spacers, so-called “Staffel”. Pieces of the same diameter are stored on top of each other, in descending order of size. Natural air and continuous ventilation in the storage hall ensures the permanent preservation of the condition of the larch beams.
The relative humidity of the wood is around 2-3%, that is, it has completely dried in the natural way in 110 years; increasing the humidity content would take as much time as the drying period, i.e. more than a hundred years.
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Our colleagues have measured each larch beam and recorded their dimensions in a downloadable inventory. Diameters (in cm): 10x15 ; 10x18 ; 12x18; 15x18 ; 12x16 ; 15x15 ; 20x16 ; 24x20 ; 20x20 ; 15x25 ; 25x20.
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Dimensions of the largest beam: 25cm X 20cm X 15.6m, and of the smallest one: 10cm X 15cm X 2.8m. Total quantity: 240 m3, stored in Hungary, near Budapest.
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Outdoors: 165 years; under water: 500 years; under permanently dry conditions (in a building): 1 800 years. The timber for sale has been in a building for 112 years.
Read more...The reddish wood of the pine, interwoven with resin passages, is very durable and solid; this is the most valuable conifer tree. Thanks to its high resin content, it tolerates the vagaries of the weather and it is also flexible, tough and easy to split. Its specific weight is 650–700 kg/m³. It is an excellent building and mining, structural and ornamental wood. It had been used mainly in water construction, mining and in roof structures; today it is very popular as a raw material in the furniture and construction industries. It is used extensively for railway sleepers, fence posts, external windows, stairs and floors. As it is also acid-resistant, it is also used to make tubs and barrels for the chemical industry. Larch beams are widely used in interior design and furniture manufacturing; they are processed into veneer and lumber. Larch dries well, cracks and warps moderately. Its wood is heavy, medium hard, very flexible, beautifully designed and durable. The cutting age of larch is 60-100 years, depending on the place of production.