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The sod house or "soddy"〔Blevins, Win. ''Dictionary of the American West''. Fort Worth: TCU Press, 2008. Soddy. ISBN 0875654835〕 was a successor to the log cabin during frontier settlement of Canada and the United States. The prairie lacked standard building materials such as wood or stone; however, sod from thickly-rooted prairie grass was abundant.〔Sod Houses Forest Preserve District of Cook County (Illinois)〕 Prairie grass had a much thicker, tougher root structure than modern landscaping grass. Construction of a sod house involved cutting patches of sod in rectangles, often 2'×1'×6" (600×300×150 mm) long, and piling them into walls. Builders employed a variety of roofing methods. Sod houses accommodate normal doors and windows. The resulting structure was a well-insulated but damp dwelling that was very inexpensive. Sod houses required frequent maintenance and were vulnerable to rain damage. Stucco or wood panels often protected the outer walls. Canvas or plaster often lined the interior walls. ==See also== * Icelandic turf houses * Burdei] * Earth structure * Dugout (shelter) * Sod roof * Rammed earth 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sod house」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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