 In the 18th century the Low German house was built ever larger, with a length of up to 50 m and width of 15 m. The farmhouse combined all the functions of life on the farm.In this way it was easy for the farmers to manage the whole of his livestock, family and farmhands.The largest and most important room in the Low German house was the great central threshing floor, the "Diele" (Low German