Ridge pillar construction

Half-timbered house at Obergrombacher Strasse 32 in Untergrombach , 15th century

Modern ridge pillar construction: Double dwelling of the Alte Dombach paper mill

The ridge pillar construction is a medieval design of half-timbered houses that was very common in southern Germany. This construction method developed from the ridge pillar house . Originally, only a central ridge column was common.

With ridge column stand construction, the vertical middle stands go from the lowest timber, called the basic threshold, to the roof ridge and the corner or eaves stand to the eaves. The intermediate beam layers divide the high interior into floors. This type of construction meant that long pieces of wood were necessary and the construction of the roof became cumbersome. With this type of construction, long struts secure the structure, whereby the woods are largely laminated together.

This type of construction can be found until around 1460 and was replaced by multi-storey buildings during a transition period .

See also

• Stand construction

Examples:

• Obergrombacher Strasse 32 (Untergrombach)

literature

• Erwin Huxhold: The half-timbered houses in Kraichgau. A guide to the architectural monuments . Published by the Heimatverein Kraichgau eV, 3rd supplemented edition, Ubstadt-Weiher 2002, ISBN 3-89735-185-4 .