Building Methods

The "Huaberhuus": The museum in Lech
The "Walserhuus" in Kleinwalsertal and Tannberg: The Walserhouse only satisfied the most basic living standards. The houses made of raw beams were covered with shingles which were weighed down with stones.
Heimet uf m Büel: “Home on the hill” The abandoned Walser house “Heimet uf m Büel” is situated at an altitude of about 1600 metres near the path leading from the alp Batzen to the lake Körbersee. A special method of dating made it possible to analyse that the trees used for the basement’s ceiling were cut down in 1454 and those for the kitchen and living room in 1617.
Wanghuus: Open-air museum in Lech
The Walser barn in Kleinwalsertal: According to investigation the building of barns in Kleinwalsertal goes back as far as the 14th century. However, only one beam could be found where the tree had been cut down in 1389.
House: Hüss, Haus, Wohnhaus; vgl. Hiischi, Pl. Hiischini; 1. Implied is always the main house as opposed to the Stable, barn, to the Alpine hut and to the ecclesiastical buildings.
Walser architectural style: Is there a distinct Walser architectural style?