Wilko Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 HiWe own an old mas in Provence. The way it was built was basically a mixture of earth, stones and lime, shuttered up to a metre, let go off, then continue...........it is typical of the area........it's a bit like clunge build in the UK.It is most effective........I can testify... if you try to jack hammer it is exraordinarily tough.Does anyone know the french for this type of build. Google doesn't translate clunge !!Thanks W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericd Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Un mas est bâti avec les matériaux disponibles sur les terres de l'exploitation. Les pierres sont prélevées sur les tas d'épierrement des champs retournés. Le mortier n'est que de la terre minérale parfois additionnée de chaux grasse (chaux aérienne) obtenue à partir de chaux vive éteinte sur place. les arbres abattus, équarris puis mis en place dans les deux années qui suivent pour éviter toute tension dans cette maçonnerie souple qui va prendre son assise pendant plusieurs mois.Dans la Crau, on faisait appel, pour la maçonnerie des murs, à des matériaux pauvres, trouvés sur place mais nécessitant beaucoup de main-d'œuvre : le galet et la terre. A défaut, pour certains bâtiments on se contentait du pisé. Extérieurement, les galets étaient disposés en opus spicatum. La pierre, en provenance de Fontvieille, s'employait pour les encadrements des baies, les chaînes d'angles, les piles, et les boutisses parpaignes destinées à la liaison des murs en galets. Dans certains cas, en façade, les galets étaient employés pour le soubassement, et la pierre pour les parties hautes[5].Les murs des mas proches de la rivière de la Durance sont faits de galets, ceux de Gordes de pierres calcaires et ceux de Roussillon de pierres rouges (ocrées).The word you are looking for is " pisé "...Please note only one S !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hi EricdThanks so much for that. Where's the text from ? We are near the Durance and it is exactly as described with galets from the river.Thanks againWilko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericd Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I'm an expert ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericd Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Wikipidia...........Google mas+provence+murs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 Thanks again ..........expert !W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araucaria Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Wilko - should that "clunge" really be "clunch" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 Araucaria i stand corrected thanks, I put it down to the Fen pronunciation of the word as i have never seen it written down. Having googled a load of stuff re this i think that our build is almost like cob construction ......see here:http://www.iaosb.com/html/cob_construction.htmlBe fascinating, not to mention cost effective, to build a house like this nowadays...almost a Passivhaus !!RgdsW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araucaria Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 It was just that when I googled "clunge" it was mostly rather rude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 Yeah I enjoyed it too..........learn something new every day !W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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