Oaks were widely used for church construction in Maramoroš County. In fact, oak forests are still prevalent in the Tisa River Valley. Spruce, fir, oak or beech were utilized for the shingles while the pegs (used in lieu of nails) tended to be made out of walnut or yew. Newer churches in Romania continue to be constructed of wood; thus shingles continue to be handmade as they were in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Red spruce was the most commonly used wood due to its high resin content which made the logs weather resistant. These were later replaced by pine, fir or beech trees, although, yew was used in the construction of the church in Tročany.

The churches sit/stand on a stone base which extends around the entire floor plan. This base protects the building from dampness. One can see the use of quarried stone which was laid without mortar while other bases may have the stones fixed with soil or mortar.

The most common building plan is the "log cabin" style. This technique involved hewing the logs into prisms and placing them horizontally in successive layers until the wall reached a specific height. The logs were jointed at the curves of the load bearing walls to insure the stability of the building. No nails were used because they were associated with the crucifixion. Oak wedges were used to join main construction parts.

Only the highest quality lumber was used in construction. It was worked as it still is in Transcarpathia with axes and cut with saws to produce squared logs, split into half round logs or boards. We saw walls with planks of 60 cm widths and lengths of at least 30 m. The planks are straight with no imperfections - perfectly planted on top of one another. The church in Kolodne has planks constructed from 200 year old trees. These are readily noticed on the side walls due to their length and width. Imagine the time and effort put in not just by humans but also by their animals in moving these large logs, especially in areas where there is 30% or greater slope on the hillside. The earliest wooden churches were built in the vicinity where trees were plentiful but as the forests were cleared, the trees had to be brought in from greater and greater distances. The walls of the churches were traditionally made of squared or less frequently split logs. The flat side faces inside the building forming a flat wall while the outside gives the appearance of having been constructed of round logs. There is much deviation from this throughout the entire area where Rusyn wooden churches occur. Especially in the older Gothic churches of Transcarpathia, the exterior walls, had a flat surface. The walls were joined in hexagonal or octagonal units that formed the basic building components.

To preserve the timber from rotting, the exteriors were covered with shingles or board and batten sheathing, although, a handful of churches have neither. The shingles are quite varied in design and size and may have ornately decorated ends. They were often used to decorate the edges of the roof, window trimmings and the belfries and cupolas. They not only had a practical use but lent a decorative element to the church.