▁were ▁not ▁set ▁in ▁holes ▁in ▁the ▁ground ▁as ▁their ▁prede cess ors ▁had ▁been . ▁A ▁typical ▁house ▁might ▁have ▁ 1 4 ▁rows ▁of ▁pill ars , ▁with ▁a ▁corresponding ▁ 1 4 ▁be ams , ▁each ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁originally ▁a ▁single ▁o ak ▁tree . ▁Nothing ▁else ▁is ▁load - b ear ing , ▁although ▁the ▁half - tim ber ed ▁construction ▁with ▁inf ill ▁does ▁give ▁some ▁extra ▁stability . ▁The ▁inf ill ▁these ▁days ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁brick work , ▁but ▁was ▁originally ▁w attle ▁and ▁da ub , ▁covered ▁with ▁a ▁l ime ▁mixture . ▁The ▁oldest ▁house ▁in ▁Wend land ▁of ▁this ▁construction ▁is ▁around ▁ 1 6 1 1 , ▁but ▁only ▁about ▁ 1 0 ▁are ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁in ▁origin , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁others ▁being ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁They ▁are ▁compar atively ▁rare , ▁as ▁less ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁remain ▁in ▁Wend land . ▁The ▁more ▁recent ▁form ▁which ▁became ▁common ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁is ▁called ▁in ▁German ▁Vier ständ er haus ▁which ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁roof ▁construction ▁is ▁carried ▁by ▁four ▁rows ▁of ▁pill ars ▁carrying ▁be ams . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁central ▁bar n ▁area ▁is ▁nar ro wer ▁than ▁for ▁Zwe ist änder hä user ▁but ▁the ▁two ▁single ▁store y ▁sides ▁are ▁larger . ▁The ▁overall ▁building ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁larger , ▁and ▁are ▁sometimes ▁three ▁stories ▁high , ▁or ▁have ▁two ▁stories ▁with ▁much