Frame construction
Most of the historic half-timbered houses that are preserved today are built using the frame construction method (also known as floor construction ). It developed in the course of the 15th century from the post-and-beam construction (also multi-storey construction) and was dominant from the late Middle Ages .
The stands, which form the inner and side walls and carry the main load of the entire construction, are each less than one story high. Each storey was built separately and ended with a threshold at the bottom and a frame at the top called a frame or purlin . The ceiling beams are located between the upper frame and the threshold of the floor above.
In the case of the multi-storey construction, each storey could protrude a little above the storey below by letting the ceiling beams protrude over the frame. In this way, you gained a little more space on narrow lots by pushing the upper floors out over the footpath or street. The overhangs of the facade and roof also protected the lower sill timbers from being soaked through by driving rain .
See also
literature
- Manfred Gerner: half-timbering, development, structure, repair . Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1981, ISBN 3-421-02475-8