EFFECTS OF CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ON THE PROPERTOIES OF WOOD AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

This research work focused on Effects Of Climatic Conditions On The Propertoies Of Wood As Construction Material For all round utility, words have few if any equals as a Building material. In fact investigation by some Builders have shown that it is the basic building material used in well over seventy (70) percent of homes Built all over the world. Components of terrestrial sunlight will therefore tend to decrease the service life of these material, especially those in the tropic through the extent to which the service is reduced is however difficult to estimate as it depends on several factors.