This barn looks a million times better than most houses in America built from cheap 2x4’s and OSB’s. There is an art and passion that is lost in modern architecture which only focuses on square meters/footage, low cost and speed. I wish to see more projects like this one. Congratulations for the amazing work that everyone of the carpenters have done! What an inspiring video!
How beautiful! I only wish that the tastes of modern people were capable of recognising the simple beauty of timer-frame houses / buildings. Instead almost every time a new house is built (here in Europe) it's some white box that looks like dexter's lab and further contributes to the hellscape of modern architecture.
Timber frames are very expensive. That’s why. People love them but they love square footage more. Like, I have done both timber and conventional framing and I could have that entire thing framed in a day by myself conventionally whereas with timber it would take a week or more (starting with square Timbers and using power tools). To do it like they did, French scribing on imperfect pieces and you’ve more than doubled the time to make this happen. Props to the makers of this. It’s beautiful, but make no mistake, this has many many thousands of dollars of labour into it, which like Marx says is the real value put into things.
Incredible! I am a carpenter, and one day I will build my own timber frame woodworking shop/barn! The precision and craftsmanship of these men is inspiring.
They are Belgians, Flemish people from Grimbergen, they gor very good beer too, centuries old recipe. Belgians were the bravest of all of Gaul according to Roman Emperor Ceasar.... we drowned the Germans in the Westhoek, we defeated the French at Waterloo, kicked out the Spanjards and the Dutch. Small region in Europe with most powerfull neighbours
I absolutely love to know that the old crafts haven't entirely died. It gives me faith that even in the worst of circumstances someone would be able to teach us all over again if we are suddenly without all the glamourous electric equipment.
Nice mortise and tenon timber frame. Doing a mix of mortise and tenon framing and post and beam framing on my timber frame. Amazing people don't understand the construction types used on timber frames. A timber frame is just that framing using timbers. There are a few different types of construction used in timber frames. Like mortise and tenon, post and beam, post frame, and balloon framing all using heavy timber to frame the building.
Second time watching.This helps me visualize what went into the construction of our home built in 1657.Pegs Roman numerals etc.Love this stuff,especially the community.
Looks amazing. Thank you. Some of the walls in my place are wattle and daub, The external are granite lower and cob upper. A 400 year old Cornish cottage. Thank you again for an excellent video.
I would have loved to follow these guys around and apprentice for a few years when I was younger! What fantastic knowledge & skills to have. Hopefully the younger generations will keep it going!!
never doubt the advantage maturity has over younger men , you matured logic will advance you rapidly in the comprehensions and improving methods , its never too late ,I am a joiner and carpenter and have been for decades in my experience when a mature person comes to the fold they either focus and fly or give in to their imagined fragility and stop ,only to return later and "fly" , this work is not a young mans realm ,far from it , move yourself and begin one year later you will be a different person and much more a part of your world , the last ten years of a mans working life is the most beneficial in many ways , try it and you will see .
This is fabulous! The knowledge and skill are obvious. But what impresses me most is the calm cooperation and coordination of a large group of skilled workers working together without a readily apparent manager/ director. There might be one, but if so, his function is very subtle. I would love to have a building like this. Thanks for recording and sharing this video.
Ну это не дом, а скорее хоз постройка. Дом на заднем плане стоит. Но сделано с умом, любовью и старанием. А сколько народу строит! Прям как в деревне - всем народом. Спасибо. Люблю такие фильмы.
You gave us the opportunity to remember once again that the modern life we live in is the product of the collective effort and consciousness of the human mind accumulated over centuries. What a pleasure to work and relax together. Congratulations
Thank you to all those involved with the making of this highly interesting, educational and informative video. That is the best demonstration of timber framing, processes and use of tools (some of which were new to me) that I have watched on UA-cam.
I'm so impressed that I cannot believe this exists! All my life I looked at the old houses built in wood and cob, some 200 years old, and wondered how is it possible that a whole world of technique is lost. At least in Romania, we don't have any school or maistor left to teach these old techniques. All the know-how died with the people, after the war. No old house is renovated in a corresponding manner, and no one even understands how they are built.
you do in Romania! Muzeul Astra in Sibiu has hundreds of historical buildings from all over the country, saved by expert craftsmen and historians specialised in vernacular architecture. And they also have workshops and publications for those interested
Imma be real - this is probably the most sustainable construction form in the modern era, I would like to see this used more in the future with the effects of human pollution and consumption destroying the environment.
Wow, that’s a well executed and very complicated work of carpentry artistry! Such a big team and what seems like minimum mistakes! Congratulations! Excellent!! And thank you for teaching me a few things!
Very inspirational! Thank you very much…I live in a tropical country and thinking of doing something similar with local materials. I think thanks to your video it clicked 🙏
Not necessarily. Compresed earth blocks would last long. Solid Lumber cut at modern mill does not Shorten longevity. Also Thermowood would last longer.
@@MarcelTeugels if it was built 100 years ago, its 100 years old. If was built yesterday its modern. If the material used is sourced new, then its built with modern techniques and materials!
some walls are made of wood just to show different types of build? also what century does house represent? and there is big gap between brick and timber. is that good?
a few questions: why are so many crooked logs used? why are the grooves in the oblique joints (joints) shallow? why are arched logs needed at 15:20 minutes in the corners of the frame? do you need to treat wood or logs with anything against the influence of the weather?
If crooked logs is what you have, jou use them. Plus it's good to learn the scribing techniques used when working with crooked logs. The logs remain untreated, as long as they can dry properly after rain that should be fine. Not sure What you mean with shallow..
Stunning results. Is the timberframe simply relying on gravity to remain held in place atop the brick foundation? And what was the reason for the vertical, gapped siding on part of the structure?
Thank you! I believe it is just standing on there with gravity holding it down. I believe just to let in some light and air. The one on the back wall is also removable.
@@MarcelTeugels I'm pretty sure the wood swells up and makes them unable to move after a few weeks. They are grey so they would have already become stuck where they are I'd assume.
Bisaigue, Japanse saws, trad axes, hewing axes, mortise chisels, et al; a "multi-traditional" endevour. Trad riven shingles. Nice sculpted Owl on gable end wall. Did you use cow manure as one of the ingredients for the daub mixture? Beautiful structure, congrats to all.
when he was putting the wattle and daub in, and came back in with the metal thing to flatten/smooth it ... why did he push in the sides (where it is touching the wood frame) to create that angle ?
This is beautiful! I know it's wrong of me, but I was thinking it would also be kind of cool to set up CNC machines to quickly duplicate these beautiful shapes, and train people to fit them together like a Lego puzzle, so everyone could afford them.
Wonderful job to all involved. Would you mind giving the names of the more uncommon tools used? Like the double ended chisel used at 1:50 ? The chisel/saw(?) used at 2:17 ? That peg makers horse around 5:45 is an awesome adaptation/idea. And some really creative, amazing joinery. Thank you for sharing!
The tools you are referring to are the bisaigue (twybil) and the demi-bisaigue (push axe). Old style tools, used as a paring chisel and mortise chisel.
Nowhere I could find the joint between a brace and a cross-beam. The question was: does the cross-beam consist of two pieces that both are inserted into a brace from different sides or a cross-beam is one solid piece connected to the brace as half-lap joint. In some cases I saw wooden pins pegged into a brace. It disoriented me, I thought that there should be two pieces fixed to a brace with two pegs. But in your case I could see that you used just a cross bound as half-lap joint and used two pins too. Tomorrow I shall try to make the brace and cross-beam connection. I have eight of them. 100x100 mm and 2.12 m long. Thank you for you video. It helped me to get rid of a mistake for tomorrow. So, brace and cross-beam are two solid pieces, not three.
Geweldig! Had wat vraagjes. Weet je of je dit ook in Holland kan leren, en zo ja, waar? Het lijkt allemaal zo eenvoudig, maar ik neem aan dat er een boel gemeten wordt? Is er ook een tekening vooraf, of is dat niet nodig? Hoeveel zou het kosten om tegenwoordig op deze wijze je huis te laten bouwen? Zijn er bedrijven die dat doen? Hartelijk dank!
@@faramund9865 ik weet niet waar je dit in Nederland kan leren. Je kan eens informeren bij een lokaal museum dat met ambacht bezig is.. Ik ken ook niet meteen een bedrijf die zo hele huizen bouwt.
Im a carpenter, would love to build structures like this, i live in the cook islands and have a decent section, i see trees nice a straight on the hill at the end of my road, and dream of felling them and dragging them to my section everyday haha
Absolutely beautiful! Stupid question, sorry. What prevents the daub from washing away when it rains? Is there something mixed in that preserves it? Or is there another coating of something on top?
@@MarcelTeugels They usually make a cob mix with goat hairs instead of hay, fine sand and clay for the outer layer, then plaster with a cow dung and clay mix (which actually smells really fresh and nice). You reapply the dung plaster every 5-10 years (but have eaves overhanging to reduce its exposure to rain).
There is the roof overhang of course, but in damper Western gale driven climes the daub/cob would be limewashed. The lime would essentially mature and harden to become a 'crust' over the cob, thus weatherproofing it to some considerable extent.
I don't actually, I learned most for workshops and colleagues, not books. But I'm sure there are some good books about timber framing and wattle and daub.
How can you incorporate this style to suit a more modern setting? Like keeping the aesthetic of this style but have enough modern features to live comfortably inside. For example can you use maybe bricks instead of that wood frame and mud (wattle and daub I think it’s called), and maybe this way allow for some insulation and durability in the long run?
If you use brick insyead of the wood frame and wattle and daub, jou would just have a brick building like any other and loose the style. I'm not sure how to do it, i guess jou would need to increase wall thickness and insulation.
Could anyone tell me the symbolism of affixing a green branch to the structure once it’s up? I’ve seen different variations with wreaths and the like and was interested to understand why!
According to Fine Homebuilding Magazine, The ritual serves two purposes. One pays homage to all the trees that went into the construction of the house, and to the many hands that built it. The other symbolizes the establishment of the house’s roots, which will nourish a long and prosperous life. The young tree is called a “wetting bush”, likely derived from the German tradition of watering it as a sign of the home’s first nourishment. source: www.carolinatimberworks.com/timber-framing-traditions/
This barn looks a million times better than most houses in America built from cheap 2x4’s and OSB’s. There is an art and passion that is lost in modern architecture which only focuses on square meters/footage, low cost and speed. I wish to see more projects like this one. Congratulations for the amazing work that everyone of the carpenters have done! What an inspiring video!
Thank you Sam! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Agreed about today's architecture most of the time atleast!
Maybe so.... but, I can't buy stock in this company, and get rich off of your back-breaking work, so your "barn" is of no use to me. 💩
How beautiful! I only wish that the tastes of modern people were capable of recognising the simple beauty of timer-frame houses / buildings. Instead almost every time a new house is built (here in Europe) it's some white box that looks like dexter's lab and further contributes to the hellscape of modern architecture.
Agreed!
That is the product of Marxism hidden under the guise of global capitalism
@@royalblood2405 I agree and it goes along with their agenda of creating a society of learned helplessness. Totally Marxist.
Timber frames are very expensive. That’s why. People love them but they love square footage more.
Like, I have done both timber and conventional framing and I could have that entire thing framed in a day by myself conventionally whereas with timber it would take a week or more (starting with square Timbers and using power tools).
To do it like they did, French scribing on imperfect pieces and you’ve more than doubled the time to make this happen.
Props to the makers of this. It’s beautiful, but make no mistake, this has many many thousands of dollars of labour into it, which like Marx says is the real value put into things.
@@williamweatherall8333 true
So satisfying to watch the Timbers drop into their places under the mallet
Wonderful seeing our people building together.
Thanks Kate!
"Old School" ways are the best ways.
Agreed
Incredible! I am a carpenter, and one day I will build my own timber frame woodworking shop/barn! The precision and craftsmanship of these men is inspiring.
Thanks! That's a dream we both share!
@@MarcelTeugels hi could you recomend me a book about this style of carpentry??
@@morgorth3242 I mostly leaened from local craftsmen and workshops. So not sure about a great book. Maybe start in your local library
local library? whats that? they stil exist?@@MarcelTeugels
They are Belgians, Flemish people from Grimbergen, they gor very good beer too, centuries old recipe. Belgians were the bravest of all of Gaul according to Roman Emperor Ceasar.... we drowned the Germans in the Westhoek, we defeated the French at Waterloo, kicked out the Spanjards and the Dutch. Small region in Europe with most powerfull neighbours
I absolutely love to know that the old crafts haven't entirely died. It gives me faith that even in the worst of circumstances someone would be able to teach us all over again if we are suddenly without all the glamourous electric equipment.
Thank you, Agnete!
Nice mortise and tenon timber frame. Doing a mix of mortise and tenon framing and post and beam framing on my timber frame. Amazing people don't understand the construction types used on timber frames. A timber frame is just that framing using timbers. There are a few different types of construction used in timber frames. Like mortise and tenon, post and beam, post frame, and balloon framing all using heavy timber to frame the building.
Thanks! Good luck with your project!
Memorable as if going back in time, inspiring
Thank you!
I’ll just click here, take a quick glance. Twenty six minutes later..... craftsmen at work. Masters of their art. Great job.
Thank you!
Second time watching.This helps me visualize what went into the construction of our home built in 1657.Pegs Roman numerals etc.Love this stuff,especially the community.
Thanks for the second watch Lenny! That's great, take good care of your house!
My house is from 1600 and incorporates a lot of your techniques, though we have a thatched roof.
Lovely build to watch.
The saying "They don't make'em like that no more" comes to mind. Turns out these guys still make them like that... Very impressive!
Hahah, thank you!
Looks amazing. Thank you. Some of the walls in my place are wattle and daub, The external are granite lower and cob upper. A 400 year old Cornish cottage. Thank you again for an excellent video.
Thank you! And thank you for your comment, glad you enjoyed it!
Vetruvious would have embraced this build with eurythmic delight
These men built the World you live in.
I would have loved to follow these guys around and apprentice for a few years when I was younger! What fantastic knowledge & skills to have. Hopefully the younger generations will keep it going!!
Thank you! Agreed!
never doubt the advantage maturity has over younger men , you matured logic will advance you rapidly in the comprehensions and improving methods , its never too late ,I am a joiner and carpenter and have been for decades in my experience when a mature person comes to the fold they either focus and fly or give in to their imagined fragility and stop ,only to return later and "fly" , this work is not a young mans realm ,far from it , move yourself and begin one year later you will be a different person and much more a part of your world , the last ten years of a mans working life is the most beneficial in many ways , try it and you will see .
I love this. It's wonderful to see the men working together. How happy they must feel to produce something so well done.
Thank you!
Big tools for big tenons. Very cool. Never seen a large blade saw like that before.
Thanks! Yes, it's a Japanese whaleback ripcutting saw. I believe it's called "Maebiki Nokogiri" in Japanese.
Absolutely inspiring! Thank you for sharing this artwork.
This is fabulous! The knowledge and skill are obvious. But what impresses me most is the calm cooperation and coordination of a large group of skilled workers working together without a readily apparent manager/ director. There might be one, but if so, his function is very subtle. I would love to have a building like this. Thanks for recording and sharing this video.
Thanks for the kind words! There were in fact two overseers working along with us.
Reject modernity, embrace tradition.
The lost art of architecture. Totally stunning!
Ну это не дом, а скорее хоз постройка. Дом на заднем плане стоит. Но сделано с умом, любовью и старанием. А сколько народу строит! Прям как в деревне - всем народом. Спасибо. Люблю такие фильмы.
Благодаря ти
Congratulations to the entire team involved in this project.
The technique used in this construction is amazing, perfect.
Thank you!
I am a carpenter in New Jersey USA and I am amazed for all the beauty and all the wisdom of your crew building this amazing timber house....congrats!
I am particularly fascinated by the use of complex assemblies instead of just joining everything with screws and nails as chileans seem to do.
Thank you Francisco!
Thanks. This joinery is way cooler indeed.
Great project with some lovely joinery! Particularly like the use of the bent timbers. Cheers!
Thanks!
You gave us the opportunity to remember once again that the modern life we live in is the product of the collective effort and consciousness of the human mind accumulated over centuries. What a pleasure to work and relax together. Congratulations
Thank you very much!
Какие умницы !!! Построенный таким образом дом простоит сотни лет, в старину так и строили дома. Сколько терпения у молодых ребят, слов нет
Спасибо
I like the owl detail.
It's the signature wattle and daub teacher! Love it too
Thank you to all those involved with the making of this highly interesting, educational and informative video.
That is the best demonstration of timber framing, processes and use of tools (some of which were new to me) that I have watched on UA-cam.
Thank you so much!
Love the notched ladder up to the loft.
Simple yet effective indeed!
Great use of hand tools ,fantastic hand tools they look fun. Hand tool envy. Beautiful job.
Thank you!
Amazing house, looking to undertake something similar. How did you secure the sill plates to the brick foundation?
Thanks. I can't really remember. I think it might even be loose on there. But some bolts in the brick would work.
I'm so impressed that I cannot believe this exists! All my life I looked at the old houses built in wood and cob, some 200 years old, and wondered how is it possible that a whole world of technique is lost. At least in Romania, we don't have any school or maistor left to teach these old techniques. All the know-how died with the people, after the war. No old house is renovated in a corresponding manner, and no one even understands how they are built.
Thank you! Maybe you can start to rebuild this tradition of your local crafts!
you do in Romania! Muzeul Astra in Sibiu has hundreds of historical buildings from all over the country, saved by expert craftsmen and historians specialised in vernacular architecture. And they also have workshops and publications for those interested
@@Veerlejf See, this is great! Sometimes you just need to look for them and find the right people.
Imma be real - this is probably the most sustainable construction form in the modern era, I would like to see this used more in the future with the effects of human pollution and consumption destroying the environment.
Imma be real? Wiggy wiggy gee
Wow, that’s a well executed and very complicated work of carpentry artistry!
Such a big team and what seems like minimum mistakes!
Congratulations! Excellent!!
And thank you for teaching me a few things!
Thank you, Lenny!
I’d say these guys and gals have done this before. Very nice community effort.
Loved watching this building being sawn scraped and chiseled from the logs.
This whole video had me thinking “many hands makes light work”
Thank you!
I'd love to have a collection of tools that are used building this, I've never seen a lot of them before. Especially like those fat saws.
Start collecting!
@@MarcelTeugels Got too many tools I can't use now. Until I get a hip replacement I'm useless anyway
@@garysuderman174 That's too bad man. Get well soon!
I am happy after watching this video. Great job and wonderful result.
Very inspirational! Thank you very much…I live in a tropical country and thinking of doing something similar with local materials. I think thanks to your video it clicked 🙏
Thank you! Good luck with your build!
BEAUTIFUL! And will last far beyond any building built with modern techniques and materials.
Thank you, Bill!
Not necessarily. Compresed earth blocks would last long. Solid Lumber cut at modern mill does not Shorten longevity. Also Thermowood would last longer.
These are "modern techniques and materials" for building timber framed houses!
@@gbwildlifeuk8269 because timberframing techniques haven't changed since the medielval era?
@@MarcelTeugels if it was built 100 years ago, its 100 years old. If was built yesterday its modern. If the material used is sourced new, then its built with modern techniques and materials!
Knap werk, het was een plezier om naar te kijken.
Dank je, Bruno!
Masterful and beautiful, thankyou for uploading.
@@onanysundrymule3144 Thank you!
Very pleasant creative work that may prove useful when the quest for green power has rid Europe of electricity.
Thanks!
all made with hand tools, amazing
Thank you!
Really interesting and ambitious project here!
Great workshop and beautiful result!
Thank you!
A thing if beauty is a joy for ever
some walls are made of wood just to show different types of build? also what century does house represent? and there is big gap between brick and timber. is that good?
Those are removable wooden pannels. Don't think it's meant to represent any particular century. This building is not for living in.
a few questions: why are so many crooked logs used? why are the grooves in the oblique joints (joints) shallow? why are arched logs needed at 15:20 minutes in the corners of the frame? do you need to treat wood or logs with anything against the influence of the weather?
If crooked logs is what you have, jou use them. Plus it's good to learn the scribing techniques used when working with crooked logs. The logs remain untreated, as long as they can dry properly after rain that should be fine. Not sure What you mean with shallow..
Stunning results. Is the timberframe simply relying on gravity to remain held in place atop the brick foundation? And what was the reason for the vertical, gapped siding on part of the structure?
Thank you! I believe it is just standing on there with gravity holding it down. I believe just to let in some light and air. The one on the back wall is also removable.
IMPRESSIVE Craftmen & Craftwoman😃🗽
Thanks!
A real work of art. Does leaving the dowels protruding serve a purpose or does it just add to the style?
Hmm, good question. Maybe to hammer them deeper as the wood dries. But there is a limit to that ofcourse.
@@MarcelTeugels I'm pretty sure the wood swells up and makes them unable to move after a few weeks. They are grey so they would have already become stuck where they are I'd assume.
beautiful craftsmanship - schöne Handwerkskunst
Thank you!
It doesn't get any more old school than that
Thanks!!
Man, that's really, really cool.
Thanks!
Bisaigue, Japanse saws, trad axes, hewing axes, mortise chisels, et al; a "multi-traditional" endevour. Trad riven shingles. Nice sculpted Owl on gable end wall. Did you use cow manure as one of the ingredients for the daub mixture? Beautiful structure, congrats to all.
Thank you. The daub is loam, slaked lime, chopped straw and water.
If you are one of the 7 people that didn’t like this video it’s only because your ancestors were incapable of building it.
True🔥🔥
love the old ways
Me too!
when he was putting the wattle and daub in, and came back in with the metal thing to flatten/smooth it ... why did he push in the sides (where it is touching the wood frame) to create that angle ?
That was just his preffered style. It's just for esthetic reasons.
Ако бяхте в България, щях да ви поръчам същата постройка 1 към 1. Браво! Напълнихте ми душата...
Благодаря ти
The beauty home that I've dreaming of...
Thanks!
This was a joy to watch, thanks for sharing!
Thank you! With pleasure!
what kind of axe is the guy using at 1:11 ? it looks very effective! making that face incredibly flat.
It's a German broad axe, I made a video of restoring it here: ua-cam.com/video/JZi8Gh4PMLk/v-deo.html
This is beautiful! I know it's wrong of me, but I was thinking it would also be kind of cool to set up CNC machines to quickly duplicate these beautiful shapes, and train people to fit them together like a Lego puzzle, so everyone could afford them.
Hahaha, that would be crazy!
yes you re wrong.
Wat een mooie video doet me aan Bokrijk denken
Dank je, ga dit gebouw zeker eens bekijken tijdens een bezoek aan het museum voor oudere technieken in Grimbergen!
@@MarcelTeugels ga ik zeker eens doen!
Wonderful job to all involved. Would you mind giving the names of the more uncommon tools used? Like the double ended chisel used at 1:50 ? The chisel/saw(?) used at 2:17 ?
That peg makers horse around 5:45 is an awesome adaptation/idea. And some really creative, amazing joinery.
Thank you for sharing!
The tools you are referring to are the bisaigue (twybil) and the demi-bisaigue (push axe). Old style tools, used as a paring chisel and mortise chisel.
Twybils were also always used by woodsmen making gates and hurdles.
Nowhere I could find the joint between a brace and a cross-beam. The question was: does the cross-beam consist of two pieces that both are inserted into a brace from different sides or a cross-beam is one solid piece connected to the brace as half-lap joint. In some cases I saw wooden pins pegged into a brace. It disoriented me, I thought that there should be two pieces fixed to a brace with two pegs. But in your case I could see that you used just a cross bound as half-lap joint and used two pins too. Tomorrow I shall try to make the brace and cross-beam connection. I have eight of them. 100x100 mm and 2.12 m long. Thank you for you video. It helped me to get rid of a mistake for tomorrow. So, brace and cross-beam are two solid pieces, not three.
I'm not excatly following, but glad you got some insights from the video! Thanks!
Very beautiful but it's gonna be a long winter.
Marcel, may I ask, what's the name of the japanese saw at 3:00?
Hi Francisco, it's a Japanese "Whaleback" ripcutting saw. Maebiki or Maebiki ooga in Japanese I believe..
Pragtige gebou bly om te sien Dat ou tradies en kundigheid oor gedra word na jonger geslag
Dank je!
Excelente trabajo y excelentes trabajadores
Geweldig! Had wat vraagjes.
Weet je of je dit ook in Holland kan leren, en zo ja, waar?
Het lijkt allemaal zo eenvoudig, maar ik neem aan dat er een boel gemeten wordt? Is er ook een tekening vooraf, of is dat niet nodig?
Hoeveel zou het kosten om tegenwoordig op deze wijze je huis te laten bouwen? Zijn er bedrijven die dat doen?
Hartelijk dank!
@@faramund9865 ik weet niet waar je dit in Nederland kan leren. Je kan eens informeren bij een lokaal museum dat met ambacht bezig is.. Ik ken ook niet meteen een bedrijf die zo hele huizen bouwt.
19:45 that branches... are those dense enough?
Do they need to be dense?
@@MarcelTeugels i dont know... i never made poop house before... i mean did somebody check those really old houses?
@@jebise1126 poop house?
@@MarcelTeugels so you are not creator of this house? yes walls are made of poop hay and mud
@@jebise1126 I was one of many builders, under the guidance of two teachers. There is no poop in these walls, just Clay, loam and straw.
Where is a good source for the hewing axes and chisels ?
For me locally it's fleamarkets and secondhand websites. But you might have more luck in antique shops. Not where I am though.
Many thanks!
Same to you!
Im a carpenter, would love to build structures like this, i live in the cook islands and have a decent section, i see trees nice a straight on the hill at the end of my road, and dream of felling them and dragging them to my section everyday haha
One day man! Do it!
Absolutely beautiful! Stupid question, sorry. What prevents the daub from washing away when it rains? Is there something mixed in that preserves it? Or is there another coating of something on top?
Good question Megan. I'm actually not sure.. but don't think there is an extra topcoat.
@@MarcelTeugels They usually make a cob mix with goat hairs instead of hay, fine sand and clay for the outer layer, then plaster with a cow dung and clay mix (which actually smells really fresh and nice). You reapply the dung plaster every 5-10 years (but have eaves overhanging to reduce its exposure to rain).
There is the roof overhang of course, but in damper Western gale driven climes the daub/cob would be limewashed. The lime would essentially mature and harden to become a 'crust' over the cob, thus weatherproofing it to some considerable extent.
ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING!!!! 💪
THANK YOU!
Greetings, do you recommend any books to learn this skill?
I don't actually, I learned most for workshops and colleagues, not books. But I'm sure there are some good books about timber framing and wattle and daub.
Superexcelent.
Like from Czech republic :-)
Thank you Sam from the Czech republic!
How can you incorporate this style to suit a more modern setting? Like keeping the aesthetic of this style but have enough modern features to live comfortably inside. For example can you use maybe bricks instead of that wood frame and mud (wattle and daub I think it’s called), and maybe this way allow for some insulation and durability in the long run?
If you use brick insyead of the wood frame and wattle and daub, jou would just have a brick building like any other and loose the style. I'm not sure how to do it, i guess jou would need to increase wall thickness and insulation.
Combine timber framing, strawbale, and cob.
Humans are amazing
True!
How are the sills fixed to the top off the brickwork I would like to know please, and what happens if you have a flood it will wash away.
I don't remember but probably bolted. I'll let you know at the next flood!
Bravissimo!
Thanks
How is the timber structure secured to the brick foundation? Is the weight sufficient to hold it in place, or did I miss a step?
I think it's loose on there
gut erledigt! Wunderschonen!
Danke schön!
Could anyone tell me the symbolism of affixing a green branch to the structure once it’s up? I’ve seen different variations with wreaths and the like and was interested to understand why!
According to Fine Homebuilding Magazine,
The ritual serves two purposes. One pays homage to all the trees that went into the construction of the house, and to the many hands that built it. The other symbolizes the establishment of the house’s roots, which will nourish a long and prosperous life. The young tree is called a “wetting bush”, likely derived from the German tradition of watering it as a sign of the home’s first nourishment.
source: www.carolinatimberworks.com/timber-framing-traditions/
So beautiful, thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Ech... Czapki z głów!!! Mistrzowie !!
Dziękuję Ci
How long could that stand for and what kinda maintenance dose it require
Keep it dry and it will stand for centuries
Amazing and Beautiful
Thank you!
Just beautiful. Very nice work.
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Joining this would be really fun.
Sure is! Find your local organizers!
Teamwork and trim men.
I love this .
Thanks!
That's beautiful! Well done!
Thanks!
wow, such a real men gathering !
@@supersato-m9y there was also a woman. Maybe two.
@@MarcelTeugels i call them wonder women ! great