{"id":2478,"date":"2026-03-09T11:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/?page_id=2478"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:48:54","slug":"well-covered","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/open-air-museum\/well-covered\/","title":{"rendered":"Well covered"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='a'  class='avia-section av-6boj-964839248dbaa131430c011e9e66912b main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2478'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-xke3-96c4b674a30a3471a9bbcaf7b1f7955b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lw9ee3ch-d2e5fa1287fdc8b0ee6a6d429c70d9d4\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lw9ee3ch-d2e5fa1287fdc8b0ee6a6d429c70d9d4{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lw9ee3ch-d2e5fa1287fdc8b0ee6a6d429c70d9d4 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lw9ee3ch-d2e5fa1287fdc8b0ee6a6d429c70d9d4 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lw9ee3ch-d2e5fa1287fdc8b0ee6a6d429c70d9d4 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Well covered<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lw6p7skz-3879436eebab07eb7e420d4d7b81001b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A roof covering made from reed grass from the<\/p>\n<p>shores of Lake Constance lasts 10 years. The roof ridge must<\/p>\n<p>also be protected with bark.<\/p>\n<p>Shingles are a very durable type of roofing.<\/p>\n<p>In the early days, wooden shingles<\/p>\n<p>up to two metres long were used.<\/p>\n<p>There are various ways to waterproof a<\/p>\n<p>roof. Suitable materials include tree bark,<\/p>\n<p>long grass, reeds, straw and also split<\/p>\n<p>planks used as wooden shingles. Reeds<\/p>\n<p>are more durable than bark if they are laid<\/p>\n<p>and maintained properly. They can serve<\/p>\n<p>their purpose for 20\u201330 years. Wooden<\/p>\n<p>shingles have been used for 50 years or<\/p>\n<p>more, depending on the type of wood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUIZ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How was the roofing fixed?<\/p>\n<p>Which answer is correct:<\/p>\n<p>1: With nails<\/p>\n<p>2: With wedges and stones<\/p>\n<p>3: With strings and ropes<\/p>\n<p>(see back for the correct answer)<\/p>\n<p>Answer to the question on the back: It is placed in water for a few weeks<\/p>\n<p>Photos: PM\/G. Sch\u00f6bel &#8211; SWR\/Nowack<\/p>\n<p>Illustration: PM\/G. Embleton<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1692,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2478","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2478"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4927,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2478\/revisions\/4927"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}