 The academic name for this type of house comes from the German words ""Fach"" (bay), describing the space (up to ) between trusses made of two rafters fixed to a tie beam and connected to two posts with braces and ""Halle"", meaning something like hall as in a hall house.The walls were usually timber-framed, made of posts and rails; the panels ("Gefache") in between are filled with wattle and daub or bricks.One bay may be two or rarely three "Gefache" wide.