Many timber-building enquiries lose their footing at one point. The factory package is discussed as if it included the whole local project. It does not. Eurodita manufactures the kit and the joinery in Lithuania and supplies them with drawings. Everything from the base to the sign-off stays with the buyer and its local parties. A brief that draws that line early makes the proposal readable, and makes two proposals comparable.
This post sets out the boundary as Eurodita writes it. It covers what the factory package carries, what it does not, and which documents fix it. It ends with a way to record the local side so nothing falls between the two.
What the factory package is
A Eurodita building leaves the factory as a flat-packed kit. Buildings are not generally pre-assembled before dispatch. The kit is machined components, assembled on site from the order drawings, by the buyer's crew unless installation is agreed for the project. Wall logs are cut on Hundegger CNC lines from kiln-dried Nordic spruce and pine, with joints, corners and openings machined in. The crew lays courses rather than cutting timber.
By component family, the kit carries the following. Details are on what is in a Eurodita kit.
- Walls: machined wall logs in the profile on the order, solid, glulam or twin-skin, untreated by default. A twin-skin kit carries both skins; the cavity is empty.
- Floor: impregnated floor bearers as standard and 28 mm floorboards as the standard board.
- Roof: the roof structure and roof boards as drawn. A roof covering is supplied only where the order lists it.
- Windows and doors: Eurodita timber joinery in the IV45, IV68 or triple-glazed IV92 system, plus timber sliding and bifold doors. Aluminium sliding systems are bought in from a specialist supplier.
- Storm brace and anchor set: the hardware for bracing the walls and anchoring the building to its base. Recorded as included on every catalogue data sheet.
- Fixings: hardware as listed in the order documentation.
With the kit come the drawings, CAD and technical data for the order. The exact document set is agreed at quotation.
What the local project scope is
These items are outside the standard kit and stay with the buyer, its local builder, designer or engineer.
| Item | Factory package | Local project scope |
|---|---|---|
| Base and groundworks | Footprint and drawings for the order | Foundations, drainage, access |
| Assembly | Assembly drawings and guide | Assembly by the buyer's crew unless installation is agreed for the project |
| Insulation | Structure prepared for insulation where required | Material selected, bought and fitted locally |
| Roof covering | Roof boards; covering only where ordered | Covering sourced locally unless on the order |
| Utilities | Not supplied | Electrical, plumbing, gas and heating |
| Finish | Logs untreated by default; factory painting an option with limited capacity | Stain, paint, interior fit-out |
| Structural calculations | Drawings and technical data as input | Carried out by external specialist partners where required |
| Approvals | Technical data to support the application | Planning, building control, site acceptance |
| Transport | Freight quoted per route and load via third-party forwarders | Unloading with forklift, telehandler or crane, and safe access |
Whether a building needs a permit, a notification or another procedure is decided by the rules of the destination country and municipality. The local designer confirms it before the order. Eurodita gives no guarantee of approval.
Why a wall thickness is not a compliance result
A wall profile is a manufacturing instruction. It tells you the machined section of the log and, with the external size, the footprint. It does not establish thermal, fire, acoustic, structural or certification performance on its own. No U-value is published for any twin-skin build-up, because the cavity is filled with insulation the buyer chooses locally. A finished-wall figure is calculated per project by the buyer's designer, from the order drawings and the chosen insulation. The profiles are on wall profiles.
The same boundary applies to certificates. Eurodita holds no own FSC or PEFC chain-of-custody certificate, no ISO 9001 certificate, and makes no blanket CE or UKCA claim. It designs and manufactures to a specified brief, and the documentation route for that order is confirmed at quotation. Designing to a specification is not the same as holding a certificate, and the quotation says which applies.
The three documents that fix the boundary
- The order drawings show the building as it will be machined. They are the reference for the base and for assembly.
- The specification states the wall profile, floor and roof build-up, joinery and glazing, finish and options. It is issued with the written quotation.
- The packing list records what was packed.
Together these replace the catalogue data sheet for that building. A component shown in an older catalogue or in another customer's quotation is not a promise for a new order. Every order is quoted in writing, EXW Eurodita factory by default, in EUR excluding VAT and delivery. The quotation fixes scope and price, and each line is explained on reading a Eurodita quotation.
Why the boundary makes proposals comparable
Two proposals cannot be compared when one covers a factory package and the other bundles product, site labour and groundworks. Before comparing figures, confirm the basis of each. Ask every manufacturer the same questions.
- A scope statement: exactly what is in the kit and what is excluded.
- The wall system written in full, with confirmation that dimensions are external.
- A joinery schedule: system, quantity and size of every window and door, own or sourced.
- Insulation: structure prepared for it, and whether material is included or local.
- Finish: untreated or painted, and whether painting is standard or an option.
- Price basis: currency, VAT treatment, Incoterm, and whether freight is inside the unit price.
- Payment terms, deposit and cancellation conditions.
- Timing stated for this order in writing, not as a general published figure.
- The compliance route: the specification designed to, and the approvals that remain local.
- Unloading and site requirements: vehicle type, equipment, access.
Eurodita answers every item in its written quotation and drawing package. A proposal that leaves any of them open is not cheaper; it is unfinished.
A simple responsibility record
Before you ask for a proposal, write a one-page record with two columns. In the factory column, put the configuration: reference, external dimensions, wall profile in full, joinery, roof, floor, finish, quantity and delivery basis. In the local column, put a named owner against each local item. Those are the base, insulation, roof covering, utilities, assembly crew, unloading equipment, structural calculations and the approval route.
Where a local role is not yet appointed, write "open" rather than leaving it blank. An open line is a decision for your project team. It is not a factory obligation, and treating it as one is how proposals drift. A dealer speaking to an end customer can use the same record to separate configuration questions from questions for the customer's builder.
The complete list of what stays outside the factory is on what Eurodita does not do.
If your record is filled in, you have a brief the factory can assess. Send it through the contact page, and say whether local installation or turnkey services are expected. That one answer decides early whether supply-only scope works or whether a local partner route fits better.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Eurodita factory package?
A flat-packed kit with the order drawings, CAD and technical data. The kit carries machined wall logs in the ordered profile, impregnated floor bearers, 28 mm floorboards, and the roof structure and boards. It also carries Eurodita timber joinery in the IV45, IV68 or IV92 system, the storm brace and anchor set, and fixings as listed.
What stays with the buyer's local project team?
Foundations and the base, insulation material, the roof covering unless ordered, utilities, painting and interior fit-out. Also unloading at the site, structural calculations by external specialists where required, and planning and building approvals. Assembly stays with the buyer's crew unless installation is agreed for the project.
Does Eurodita install buildings or offer turnkey delivery?
Installation is agreed per project, and turnkey delivery is not part of the standard supply. Unless installation is agreed for the project, the kit is assembled by the buyer's own builder or local crew from the order drawings. A developer or operator that needs turnkey services can buy the kit and contract the site work locally. That is the normal shape of a project.
Which documents fix what is in a Eurodita order?
Three documents: the order drawings, the specification issued with the written quotation, and the packing list. Together they replace the catalogue data sheet for that building. A component shown in an older catalogue or another customer's quotation is not a promise for a new order.