Pillar construction
The timber frame construction or plank frame construction is a timber construction that has been widespread in southern Germany and Switzerland since the 15th century . It is a forerunner of the Upper German framework .
construction
With this construction, vertical uprights are pegged into a sleeper at a large distance . Arm-thick planks, stacked vertically or horizontally, are inserted between the uprights and secured with grooves or folds. At the top, uprights and planks are finished with a (often doubled) frame wood (frame). Inclined, flattened bands or swords improve the rigidity of the wall. If the inserted planks are as strong as the studs , one speaks of a blocked-out stud structure .
The stands can span multiple floors. That is why the construction method also appeared in churches, schools, mansions and four-sided courtyards. With professional execution and a suitable roof construction, stud-frame buildings are very stable and durable, and many have been preserved to this day.
In Switzerland this type of construction is also known under the name Fleckbau. The individual spots are the planks grooved horizontally between the posts.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Helmut Gebhard: Farmhouses in Bavaria . Hugendubel, Munich 1999, ISBN 978-3-89631-369-0 , pp. 379 .