Does anyone have any idea what the panels on this building are made of and how they may attach to the frames?
http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/Product-Catalog/Product.aspx?ProductID=2004-14
If you're talking about the white parts between the timbers it's a clay sand mix applied over a lathwork or woven lattice work and coated with a lime plaster.
Thanks Scott. I thought it may be earth plaster but the lime coat had me stumped. All of the old clay/earth plasters I've seen were clay colored or just a tad lighter.
Now it makes sense. I wonder what the R value of that is without a straw substructure?
On an original build I doubt it was over R-3.
Peter the only thing that you could increase would have a 1" styro in the middle with an airspace on both sides between the lath and board.
Lots of cool stuff there, Peter.
A pix from the PDF before mud and lime.
(https://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/glennkangiser/wattleanddaub.jpg)
Thanks Guys!
That's really cool! Looks kinda like our interior walls before we plastered them. What are the vertical staves for? Just to strengthen the lath?
Looks like it would allow a wider stable section to plaster than just straight ones would. Possibly the weaving would have a pretty good bracing effect through triangle bracing also.