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Huh, is this why the timber framing with clay brick or wattle and daub infill is so classically (old) European? Less wood needed, but unnecessary in the US wit
by saalweachter 4y ago
Huh, is this why the timber framing with clay brick or wattle and daub infill is so classically (old) European? Less wood needed, but unnecessary in the US with its plentiful trees?
- pjc50 4y agoPossibly. I know Scotland's traditional "bothy" construction style developed to need only one piece of structural lumber - the roof beam. The walls would be stone (available everywhere), and around the single beam on the roof was thatch or slate. On the other hand, places like Estonia, Norway, and Romania have museums of traditional wooden construction including all-wood "stave churches". Europe was an extremely non-homogenous place until the late 20th century. Boswell&Johnson found almost no trees in the 1700s: https://www.electricscotland.com/history/journey/jour3.htm https://www.electricscotland.com/history/journey/jour3.htm