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It is requisite, however, that the lower part of a wall covered with weatherboard remain free of the cladding to avoid dampness caused by air not circulating the substructure near ground level. Especially Watermill s were made of brick up to the first floor, and in Windmill s upper storeys were often timber-framed and only the Cap s were weatherboarded. In modern practice, weatherboards may consist of PVC boards, or other man-made materials Weatherboards were often nailed on to existing Timber Framing but modern claddings are more often attached to load-bearing frames separate from the brick structure underneath. Weatherboarding used to be tarred or painted black, sometimes white, but even in modern weatherboarding black seems to be preferred. Weatherboard houses may be found in most parts of the British Isles, and the style may be part of all types of traditional building, from cottages to windmills, shops to workshops, as well as many others. It seems, however, it is in caps of windmills that weatherboarding predominates. |
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