As in the case of any other area in Romania, the roller of chaotic modernization has passed over Maramureș as well, without urban planning rules that would contribute to the conservation of the built cultural heritage. The result is that from an area recognized worldwide for the almost intact wood civilization of 30-40 years ago, today we have only sporadic examples of traditional architecture.

In this process, the traditional houses suffered the most. Dark, with small rooms and without providing modern comfort, these houses have become a symbol of poverty and outdating. Their owners, eager to replace them with larger and more modern ones, sold them at lower prices, and their timber came to decorate luxurious homes abroad.

Tourism has come to reverse this trend, but the road has been difficult, and the process of demolition and sale of traditional houses has not yet disappeared, even if prices are now different.