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wattle-and-daub

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wattle-and-daub
wattle-and-daub
A primitive form of wall construction consisting of upright wood poles with branches interwoven between them (wattle) that are then covered with plaster mixed with


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He relates the techniques, advantages and disadvantages of wattle-and-daub, layered mud, rammed earth, and mud brick construction, methods for roofs and finishing, and solutions to problems such as earthquakes and water erosion.
CENTURIES old craft skills like thatching and wattle-and-daub walling have a future - thanks to building restoration firm R Pittaway.
This contrasts with household architecture, with walls made of earthen "mudded" surfaces on either side of vertical poles and horizontal reinforcements, a wattle-and-daub architecture locally called bajareque.
 
 
 
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