Main problem was how so often, a missing pattern or building plan. In the internet I found some pictures of typical houses at the Oderbruch, but without dimensions. This one seems to be a kind of typical building for this region, only different in the dimensions.

And here some derived types:




Characteristic and for all equal is only one floor with loft extension.
So once I made sketches and tried using the calculator to obtain usable measurements.
So I receive a first overview drawing in 1:5 scale.

Some details I've changed and then I began. I decided me to use wooden square bars 10 x 10 mm; so the first purchase and it starts with the sleepers – same for the whole house. So I have also just an imagination for the final size. Pictures…


This building is rather a small variant, in original size ca. (L x W x H) 9,60 m x 6 m x 5,90 m, so for the Modell remains a size of 600 mm x 380 mm x 370 mm. This is scale, like our tanks and figures in 1:16.
First I have to build the timberings, so I saw the wooden bars into many small pieces, here a bit closer; from long up to cut off the fingers is all contain.

The assembly of the first timbering. For each side I decide me to precast two parts, they are glued with wood glue and they receive in the vertical a kind of spigot connection. I will see if this is stable enough.

to be continued...