- Wychert
Wychert or witchert is a clay like material used in building construction and is peculiar to Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, UK and the surrounding area. As a result Wychert buildings are found largely in the UK village of Haddenham, Haddenham Methodist Chapel being one of the larger examples.
The method of building a Wychert or witchert building is similar to that of a Cob building. To maintain the rigid nature of Wychert or witchert it must not become too dry for risk of crumbling, nor too wet for risk of turning to a slime. Keeping Wychert or witchert well ventilated and not subject to excess condensation is therefore highly recommended. Any render applied to a Wychert or witchert wall must therefore be of a breathable material and rendering Wychert or witchert walls with a lime based render is therefore common practice.
A wychert house is currently being re-constructed at
Chiltern Open Air Museum inChalfont St Giles ,Buckinghamshire .ee also
Cob - Another packed earth construction method.
External links
* [http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:ZqjLVkgeDLUJ:www.usgbc.org/expo2002/schedule/documents/DS402_Burt_P127.pdf+%22wytchert%22+OR+%22witchert%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=14&client=opera The Witchert Buildings of Buckinghamshire, England:Learning Sustainable Construction from our Ancestors] (Google cached version accessed
10 March 2006 )
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