"Live The Dream"
About Ritsu
Ritsu specialise in the design and manufacture of round and square log homes and buildings. The key to its success stems from a dedicated team who have established the company as a leader in its field.
We are pleased to bring Ritsu to the UK and to you.
Design excellence, outside, and in.
Featured: External, Aime
40
Exports to Countries
10,000 m3
Production Space
4,000 +
Buildings
30+
Years in Business
Sustainable Design
Ritsu value timber as a renewable and sustainable resource and their aim is to incorporate these values into the log cabins and buildings that they produce.
They continue to develop and invest in their portfolio and likewise, in production facilities where they have developed their own production machinery and CNC systems - today Ritsu's production lines are fully automated delivering precise results everytime.
The company produce traditional log homes and buildings but have broken the mould and led the way in designing modern homes and buildings using square cut laminated logs creating stunning new models that help fashion novel design opportunities for log cabins, as holiday accommodation, homes, and offices.
Whilst our site shows a range of buildings these are mostly examples that have been designed and manufactured for discerning clients around the world - they are included as ideas. You can of course purchase any design but the majority of business involves designing homes around your own plans.
Quality Control
Ritsu hold Certification to ISO 9001 : 2015 and ETA (European Technical Approval - CE Mark) - this ensures that all products leaving the factory are of the utmost quality and built to precision.
Every successful product is the result of hard work and this applies to every field of business - including Ritsu Timber Buildings.
Whilst Ritsu make extensive use of CNC machinery and modern methods of manufacture, they also rely on the skills acquired by their team - together they help ensure that the product which leaves the factory is of the highest quality.
Unique
Arising from a combination of factors including development and experience Ritsu log cabins and timber buildings benefit from the patient research undertaken in developing their products and manufacturing systems. The precision and quality of their buildings will be evident even when viewing online and this quality extends inside to offering a real "log cabin" experience.
In homes featuring Ritsu's unique square logs most will feature logs of a thickness 180 - 202 mm for external walls, internal walls use thinner logs at 114 mm thick, allowing savings on timber, transport and construction. Many of their competitors will use thinner logs, doubled up as this helps reduce costs but the result is not a true log cabin and not the Ritsu way of doing things
Value
Research shows us that the "Staycation" sector in the UK was exhibiting the fastest growth rates even well before the Covid pandemic and the highest growth rates are at the luxury end of the market. We are looking to work with park operators, developers, investors and individuals where we can offer our stunning collection of log cabins and timber buildings - all perfectly adapted to fill this niche. In their home markets Ritsu supply these buildings as homes and summer houses - they are of course built to not only survive in hostile environments but to serve as homes creating safe, healthy living environments - making them perfectly adaptable here in the UK as luxury holiday accommodation.
We remain open to discussing use as residential homes where designs can be customised to include improved insulation with features such as triple glazing?
With changes to working practices arising from the pandemic, many of our buildings are also readily adaptable for use as offices - creating cost-effective solutions for offices generally and as regional office hubs perhaps for national and multi-national organisations?
With life spans well in excess of 1 00 years Ritsu log cabins and timber buildings can outperform conventional timber clad lodges, extending profit periods significantly and with minimal maintenance.
Finally, why not mix things up on site and take advantage of our impressive collection, offering varied designs on site and give your customers more reasons to come back for a different holiday experience in another, log distinctive cabin.
UNLOCKING THE KEY TO YOUR HOME...
Can you live permanently in a Log Home?
The short answer is yes! Subject to planning permission and building regulations a log home is no different from building a home of brick, concrete, timber or any other material.
WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU - HAVE YOU HEARD OF.....
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80 (previously Paragraph 79 and before that, Paragraph 55) refers to the section of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which sets out the government guidelines for building new isolated homes in rural areas.
The framework for building new homes in open countryside has largely stayed the same, with one important change from Paragraph 79 where the term "innovative" has been removed and replaced with "truly outstanding" which grants greater design freedom over a builds innovative nature.
It could be your route to a truly "outstanding" family timber log home in the country by increasing your chances of a successful planning outcome?
Installation
We will take care of the entire sales process, we can help guide your through the planning process although for holiday accommodation the rules are much simpler and likewise the rules governing Building Regulations.
From there we can work with you to prepare the site in readiness to accept delivery of our buildings, even if required, building the basework for you including bringing in the site services.
We will erect the building to a weathertight condition and leave you to undertake the first and second fix items OR we can carry out these works for you. Such works can include flooring, lighting, plumbing, bathrooms, kitchens - on a turn key project by project basis.
"Architecture is a visual art - the buildings speak for themselves"
Think a Log Home is cold?
Think again - over winter the temperature in Estonia rarely rises above freezing and as we write this element of text (February 10th 2021) the temperature in Tallinn, the capital, is -14 C. Log homes abound and some of the oldest are hundreds of years old and still in use.
Ritsu use only selected logs from Finnish forests. these are slow growing and produce a dense stable timber. This timber has good thermal capacity which means that it heats up during the day, gradually releasing that heat during the night, reducing the need for additional heating. In summer the reverse happens, a timber log home will be cooler as the timber absorbs heat from the living areas.
They also help to control the moisture levels in the house creating healthier living conditions, talk to us about starting your journey to a new home, holiday lodge or office.
Health & Well Being - Ritsu Log Homes & Buildings
Gertrud
129.6 m2 I Beds 3 I Square Logs I Configured as Summer House