Craft & traditional building materials articles

Materials and techniques used in (very) old buildings like thatched roof and cob walls, which are now popular for eco green buildings, remodeling and refurbishment. Also some old buildings & architecture from around the world.

See Building materials & wood >

• Traditional materials dictionary & glossary >
• Earth and Straw as building materials >
• Cob building >
• Cornish hedges >
• Gabions and Bankshores >
• Stonghenge & Woodhenge >
• Peranakan shophouse Singapore and Malaysia >

Also: Building materials & wood

• Introduction to building materials (15 topics) >
• Local, renewable or recycled materials >
• Types of woods >

See also

• Furniture & patio furniture - how to build >
• Furniture making tips >