Matthias - I find your work and dedication to a proper and historical way of fixing those buildings fantastic! So talented and clever. Keep the good work and stay in health! Greetings from Poland.
I've recently bought a property with a run down and very dilapidated cabin on it. I was going to knock it down, but the roof looks great. I decided instead I'm going to strip it down to the frame and try wattle and daub panels, largely inspired by your channel. Thank you for your in depth tutorial on this. This is going to be a great summer project.
It is great to see you are again making new videos about your houses. I really look forward to them. I have a fascination with fachwerk houses and their construction methods. It is funny, with the lockdown I have had time to watch more RUclips and I have been rewatching some of your old videos in the last 24 hours. Many thanks for again showing you wonderful house and the old construction methods. That plastering with your hands while very dirty looks fun.
Great video! i'm so happy to see that you are posting again. yours is some of the best content I've seen. Please keep it up. I hope you and you're family are all safe and healthy.
Mr Burger you are the goat of "do it yourself". Very inspirational, greetings from Ludwigsburg where our half-timbered house awaits all the work you have done and shown in your videos. =)
Really enjoyed this. We purchased a grade 2 listed property in December 2020. It was built in 1498 and its fair to say that over the last 50 years or so, it has not been repaired sympathetically. We have tried to get builders to undertake some repair work but none of them are prepared to repair a wattle and daub wall, consequently, I will do it myself, I am a plumber by trade but I can turn my hand to most things. Your video was very inspirational.
I bet the peasant that picked that straw and mud would never have guessed it would be used once again now 600 years later! It must be a bit humbling to work with such old materials, even if it is just mud. Now lets hope it survives another 600 years!
HELLO, from chihuahua mexico, if is not to much asking, can you give us a tour of your house? , your house is amazing, the history, the different techniques and the evolution of the construction, you are in a country where the construction and the reconstruction advance in big steps, a country with big scientist, GERMANY, keep up with the good work GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
Lets put it this way: when you have no tight windows, are heating your house only by the kitchen stove and at sundays in the livingroom and are using one bed for two people, then the coefficients of your walls are not important. Answering this question from our modern perspective (what I definitely would recommend - one should honor the work of the past centuries, but also be thankful that things have been improved), I would think that these 0.15m thick walls have 1.0-1.5 W/m²K , depending on the ratio straw/clay. Thats not enough for a modern way of living in a house. When someone should want to use this method for a new house in regions like germany or mild regions of kanada, the walls need to be a bit thicker. I should add: in my situation there are only inner walls in this style and the southern outer wall is not exposed to weather anymore, as I closed the gap between the houses an put some additional insulation there (some 2m recessed from the front).
Very nice! Did you add sand to your new clay plaster or was the clay you got from the building site already "sandy" enough to work? If there's too much clay content it shrinks a lot when drying. I think it is amazing that clay plaster can be on a wall for hundreds of years, knocked off, watered and reapplied for another hundreds of years. Doesn't get more "renewable" as that. Houses like that can be disassembled and reassembled with the same materials and almost zero waste.. which is what they did back in the day. My house was moved 6km in 1860, I don't know why but I assume that they wanted to get rid of the house and sold it to the new owners who put it up on their plot.. They might have changed a few things as there are beams with holes that don't make any sense. But it could also be that the house already had used beams and material from other houses when it was built originally. They didn't scrap or burn the demolition piles back then, they used old buildings it as material gathering site for new buildings. Try that with modern concrete houses.. even brick ones that had been assembled with cement plaster. No way of disassembling without destroying.
Very interesting! I always assumed wall plaster contained clay, horse hair, horse shi7, and diferent straw sizes, just like the one used on metal foundry. I also believed wetting the wood was done so the inside of the wall dried last, makeing it last longer. Suberb quality!
Me'thinks the horizontal willow branches could be spaced maybe 4" apart, making it easier to stuff the clay-straw, letting the lower layer dry before continuing.
I see that the wooden branch need to be more separated, that is why the earth plaster fall down. When You put the branchs ay least 5 cm separated from each other, so the plasters from both side will glue. Other wise the branchs are a separator element.
I love watching what you do. I am moving to germany and want to become a carpenter and would like to get into restoration. Can you do what you are doing as a Tischler/ scheiner or as a zimmerer? My German wife does not have the willingness to do the research for me and I would like to know before I pick up and move my life to another country what I have to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Interesting stuff. Being from America this is the stuff of fairy tales. Do these types of homes and buildings have a distinct smell to them? Here at least, I can guess a home's age to a few broad periods by its smell. Pre 1950's homes have a different smell from the lumber and plaster used. 1950's-1970's homes have a different smell from the lumber's age. And 80's and above are all about the same still being made with the same basic materials to this day.
Americans on RUclips: I am use weird measurements no-one else in the world uses. Germans on RUclips, I am going to release my videos in two languages so everyone can appreciate them
What, it only lasted 600 years, and you decided to replicate that construction instead of using sheetrock or plasterboard? Why be so reasonable, when you can be more contemporary?
Matthias - I find your work and dedication to a proper and historical way of fixing those buildings fantastic! So talented and clever. Keep the good work and stay in health! Greetings from Poland.
I've recently bought a property with a run down and very dilapidated cabin on it. I was going to knock it down, but the roof looks great. I decided instead I'm going to strip it down to the frame and try wattle and daub panels, largely inspired by your channel.
Thank you for your in depth tutorial on this. This is going to be a great summer project.
It is great to see you are again making new videos about your houses. I really look forward to them. I have a fascination with fachwerk houses and their construction methods. It is funny, with the lockdown I have had time to watch more RUclips and I have been rewatching some of your old videos in the last 24 hours. Many thanks for again showing you wonderful house and the old construction methods. That plastering with your hands while very dirty looks fun.
600 years and still going strong, true Eco house.
Nice work.
👍👍👍👍👍
Great video! i'm so happy to see that you are posting again. yours is some of the best content I've seen. Please keep it up. I hope you and you're family are all safe and healthy.
Dear Matthias, I love your commentary as much as your work. Your English is better than most English people I know :-)
Mr Burger you are the goat of "do it yourself". Very inspirational, greetings from Ludwigsburg where our half-timbered house awaits all the work you have done and shown in your videos. =)
Really enjoyed this. We purchased a grade 2 listed property in December 2020. It was built in 1498 and its fair to say that over the last 50 years or so, it has not been repaired sympathetically. We have tried to get builders to undertake some repair work but none of them are prepared to repair a wattle and daub wall, consequently, I will do it myself, I am a plumber by trade but I can turn my hand to most things. Your video was very inspirational.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
I bet the peasant that picked that straw and mud would never have guessed it would be used once again now 600 years later! It must be a bit humbling to work with such old materials, even if it is just mud. Now lets hope it survives another 600 years!
HELLO, from chihuahua mexico, if is not to much asking, can you give us a tour of your house? , your house is amazing, the history, the different techniques and the evolution of the construction, you are in a country where the construction and the reconstruction advance in big steps, a country with big scientist, GERMANY, keep up with the good work GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
Just like in our house, clay and straw. Great work 😊
Absolutely unbelievable attention to detail and workmanship. Bravo!
I admire your skill and dedication:-) Amazing work:-)
So well done sir!!! I admire your dedication to the original build!!!
Beautiful work! I love the finished colors too.
Your videos are always so long in coming and so short in staying...
I've been a fan for a while now.
Great job!!
Beautiful! Great great restoration project and documentation.
Thanks for making another video, I love them all.
Now I understand where all the "fachwerk" houses came from. but how well does wattle and daub insulate?
Lets put it this way: when you have no tight windows, are heating your house only by the kitchen stove and at sundays in the livingroom and are using one bed for two people, then the coefficients of your walls are not important. Answering this question from our modern perspective (what I definitely would recommend - one should honor the work of the past centuries, but also be thankful that things have been improved), I would think that these 0.15m thick walls have 1.0-1.5 W/m²K , depending on the ratio straw/clay. Thats not enough for a modern way of living in a house. When someone should want to use this method for a new house in regions like germany or mild regions of kanada, the walls need to be a bit thicker.
I should add: in my situation there are only inner walls in this style and the southern outer wall is not exposed to weather anymore, as I closed the gap between the houses an put some additional insulation there (some 2m recessed from the front).
I know I'm quite randomly asking but do anyone know a good website to stream newly released movies online ?
@Gregory Wallace i watch on flixzone. Just google for it =)
@Gregory Wallace lately I have been using flixzone. Just google for it :)
@@matthiasburger2315 what did you use for insulation? I assume you put insulation on inside?
Very nice!
Did you add sand to your new clay plaster or was the clay you got from the building site already "sandy" enough to work? If there's too much clay content it shrinks a lot when drying.
I think it is amazing that clay plaster can be on a wall for hundreds of years, knocked off, watered and reapplied for another hundreds of years. Doesn't get more "renewable" as that.
Houses like that can be disassembled and reassembled with the same materials and almost zero waste.. which is what they did back in the day.
My house was moved 6km in 1860, I don't know why but I assume that they wanted to get rid of the house and sold it to the new owners who put it up on their plot.. They might have changed a few things as there are beams with holes that don't make any sense. But it could also be that the house already had used beams and material from other houses when it was built originally. They didn't scrap or burn the demolition piles back then, they used old buildings it as material gathering site for new buildings.
Try that with modern concrete houses.. even brick ones that had been assembled with cement plaster. No way of disassembling without destroying.
Really fantastic !!!
Thanks for good job ..
Very interesting! I always assumed wall plaster contained clay, horse hair, horse shi7, and diferent straw sizes, just like the one used on metal foundry.
I also believed wetting the wood was done so the inside of the wall dried last, makeing it last longer.
Suberb quality!
Could you tell I was goin through your older videos last night hoping that you would make a new video? Thank you for sharing your projects!
Me'thinks the horizontal willow branches could be spaced maybe 4" apart, making it easier to stuff the clay-straw, letting the lower layer dry before continuing.
I see that the wooden branch need to be more separated, that is why the earth plaster fall down. When You put the branchs ay least 5 cm separated from each other, so the plasters from both side will glue. Other wise the branchs are a separator element.
Very nice job.
Yes!!! I’m happy to see this video!!
Well done!
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fantastic job. well done
Gorgeous work.
What is the insulation value of these types of walls?
I love watching what you do. I am moving to germany and want to become a carpenter and would like to get into restoration. Can you do what you are doing as a Tischler/ scheiner or as a zimmerer? My German wife does not have the willingness to do the research for me and I would like to know before I pick up and move my life to another country what I have to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Beautiful Work
Very nice as always. Is the clay painted or finished, or is it left entirely unfinished?
I tried to coat it with linseed oil (as sometimes recommended), but that was no good idea - too dark, too inconsistent. So nothing.
2:27 Double Dare Physical Challenge, centuries before it was cool.
I believe I've seen this method used by Mr. Chickadee on his channel. The precursor to lath and plaster?
Yes - the only two people I've seen do it as well. Two absolutely great channels!
HELLO, from chihuahua mexico, yes I follow the two channel and they are amazing.
wunderbar!
Epic.
Interesting stuff.
Being from America this is the stuff of fairy tales.
Do these types of homes and buildings have a distinct smell to them?
Here at least, I can guess a home's age to a few broad periods by its smell.
Pre 1950's homes have a different smell from the lumber and plaster used.
1950's-1970's homes have a different smell from the lumber's age.
And 80's and above are all about the same still being made with the same basic materials to this day.
Americans on RUclips: I am use weird measurements no-one else in the world uses.
Germans on RUclips, I am going to release my videos in two languages so everyone can appreciate them
Hmm 🤔 only 700 years old? New houses in the US, for the most part, need to be refurbished after 20 or 30 years.
What, it only lasted 600 years, and you decided to replicate that construction instead of using sheetrock or plasterboard? Why be so reasonable, when you can be more contemporary?