THE PISE HOUSE

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 548, 13 July 1920, Page 2

THE PISE HOUSE

EXPERIMENTS IN AUSTRALIA.

The articles on the Pise-de-terre tethod of house-building, whidfc> apeared iir the MjRT H*p&J'W9, n as attracted a great deal »-attenion and drawn letters from a numer of readers. We have not space jr all we have received, but give everal that will be of great interest. he first is from a Sydney reader (Mr !. Brown), who has had a long and aiied experience with building /oiks of all kinds in many countries le writes:— . r , - "Pise houses have been bunt in ome parts of Australia with successful results. The writer supervis d the erection of a large noinesteac n Southern Riverina. The buildim omprised eight large rooms and tin isual offices. All the rooms wen ibove the surface, so that the plas er under the cup-shaped hen* >nd forms a grip quite independi >f any adhesion to the actual wall rhe walls may then be plastered t ;he usual manner, and finished wit i setting of plaster of pans an sime. ,',,,.. u•"All fireplaces are built in tone or stone, with wire ties in the be joints and recesses left for the pis to tie into the brickwork. All exfe* al angles should be rounded to three-inch radius. . "A pise house is essentially a co one in summer, and a warm house i winter. It is very suitable fi-rtl Australian climate and eoi dttwr The cost of walling is about 75 p cent, cheaper than brick or ccncret This cbss of work has a life equ to any other material, especially protected by a verandah or a bung low roof with wide eaves. "The chief obstacle to the use pise in towns or suburbs is the MX building regulations, but under pi per supervision and strict specie" lions, the pise-de-terre house is qu as substantial and hygienic as building of any other ™ate , pise house, compared with ate building which requires 40,fc*> ork shows a net saving in cost of El it mast be borne in mind[that 1 saving only commences at the dan course upwards. / "Mv experience of thi« ciass work applied to buildings, such stables, cowsheds, workshops and cheaper class of work.nen's cottoj 1 1 that no other bui ding mato can be compared to it fromi a c point of view, quite apartfrom £any advantages inothe_d.rectun The most interesting lettei reo ed, however, erm-e to nand just a, were going to press, from Mr. a rcknighCof^whonas^ *.,>ros of pse houses M all <" n Tions a concise summary „Si information. Perhaps St I aportant >n his ter (which we hope to use* month) ?s as follows: • Many P« S write for ...all Pvnect to be taught dhcbw: bveS . The foreman must SLtand the work thoughhis.as anS may be quite unskilled. -1