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  Re: Half-timbered houses
 
(...) it's not unheard of. (...) I think you ask an interesting question... I don't know why I do it that way, mostly because everyone else does? Most of the early CCC buildings are done that way, Dan Siskind's Blacksmith Shop set is done that way, (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)  
 
  Re: Half-timbered houses
 
(...) I'm not a medievalist - I'm more of an aesthetic castler (going for the look, not accuracy) - but I did take a trip to England. Most houses were either all stone, or all timber, but there were a few that were half and half. This one for (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: Half-timbered houses
 
You do see half timbered houses in the UK a fair bit usually in terraced streets most frequently above shops. I've certainly seen more half timber than full timber but I guess they last better. As Lenny says extra floors were frequently added onto a (...) (19 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)

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