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Timber frame w/ wattle & daub walls

 
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I am considering building a little timber frame cabin with wattle and daub walls, (plus lime plaster and whitewash) and covering the outside with wood siding to protect it further from weather.  I’m right on the Florida/Alabama line, so very humid, hot, rainy subtropical climate.  I’ll be under a good canopy of oaks, and will insulate my roof well.  Kind of like Mr. Chickadee’s workshop on YouTube (awesomely educational, btw).

I’m wondering if anyone has experience building like this; there’s very little online about it for hot, humid climates.  Is it reasonably comfortable with air conditioning (assuming adequate a/c)? (I’m not at all worried about it being warm enough, I have a wood stove for the few nights a year I’ll need heat).

How high can a 6-inch wattle and daub wall be before it needs a horizontal beam to start a new support? Any issues with rot around the wood beams? I kind of assume not since they have centuries old structures built this way.  Anything else I should consider?  Really just hoping to get feedback, input and thoughts or even alternative ideas since you all are such a wealth of knowledge and amazing resource.
 
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The answer would fill the web site.
Look at this wattle and daub

Have overhang to prevent water running down the surface.
There are plenty of books on the subject.
They need time to dry out after construction.
 
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Archeological investigations have discovered that some people did double wattle and daub with a layer of insulating grass in between. They built an exterior and interior wattle wall, stuffed grass down in between the wattle walls, and then daubed both sides. You could use any insulating material.

https://exarc.net/issue-2016-3/ea/energy-saving-house-3400-years-ago
 
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