Wall materials
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licensed for re-use under a Creative Commons Licence.Contents
- ❖ Traditional Materials
- Cob
- Clay and clay-bonded
- Straw
- Wood
- Timber frame (Half-timbered)
- Timber cladding (un-processed)
- Weatherboard
- Lime Render & Plaster
- Stone
- Ragstone
- Limestone
- Ashlar
- Flint
- Stone & Pebble dashing
- Harling
- Slate tile hanging
- Clay products
- Brick
- Mathematical tile
- Tile hanging
- ❖ Modern Materials
- Concrete
- In-situ concrete
- Concrete blocks
- Concrete panels
- Render
- Rendered concrete block walls
- Pebble dash
- Wood
- Cedar cladding
- Douglas Fir
- Veneered plywood
- Gridshell
- Curtain walling
- Metal panels
- Weathering Steel
- Asbestos panels
- Glass
- Concrete panels
- Structural Insulated Panels
- Solar Panels
- Green Walls
- ❖ Further reading
❖ Traditional Materials
Cob
A mixture of clay, sand, straw, earth and water. Used in Europe since the 12th century, and popular within the West Country of Devon and Cornwall in England.
Clay and clay-bonded
Field clearance stones, clay-bonded and lime-washed. Illustration below shows Burns Cottage in Alloway, built in 1757 by William Burness.
Straw
Straw bales, usually covered in lime render. There are few straw buildings in the UK, but its low cost and high insulating values are giving it a renewed interest.
Wood
Timber frame (Half-timbered)
Timber cladding (un-processed)
Weatherboard
A form of cladding, typically over timber framed structures.
Lime Render & Plaster
Stone
Ragstone
Limestone
Ashlar
Flint
Stone & Pebble dashing
Harling
Similar to roughcast, used in ScotlandSlate tile hanging
Clay products
Brick
Also see Geograph article; Brick Bonds
.Mathematical tile
A cladding designed to give a brick faced appearance. Also called brick slips.Tile hanging
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