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Weatherproofing in non-frame timber construction

The same systems are possible as with timber frame structures: either plaster over the insulation, or a curtain wall with a wide choice of surface materials, depending on the promoters' and architects' preferences.

Diagram of the external wall of a non-frame timber structure; above, a plaster surface with a composite thermal insulation system; below, a version with a curtain wall (source: Schulze Darup, adapted)