The House In My Village In The Past

Jack

April 23, 2025

The House In My Village In The Past

I was born and raised in a small village. The houses where people lived were very primitive. They were typically constructed with bricks, adobe, wood, and crop straw.

As far back as I can remember, the houses looked like this: three or five blue bricks were placed directly on the ground. Above the bricks, adobe extended all the way to the top of the walls.

The roof ridge, shaped like an inverted V, was built with wood and wheat straw. The wheat straw was arranged on the outermost layer of the roof to allow rainwater to run off.

The base of the adobe wall was highly vulnerable to rain damage. To protect it, people pasted sorghum panicles on it with the tops of the panicles upside down.

All the windows were wooden. An interesting feature was that, following local tradition, there were no windows on the north wall. Instead, square-shaped “holes” were cut into the top center of the eastern and western walls for ventilation.

The doors were also made of wood. Usually, there were double doors that could be easily removed, unlike the single, fixed doors in modern apartments.

I consider these the most primitive houses I've ever seen because they lacked any modern factory-made components. However, such houses are now a thing of the past. In my village today, every house is a “villa,” an independent two-or three-story building for a single family.

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Craynier

The House In My Village In The Past

I was born and raised in a small village.

The houses where people lived were very primitive.

They were typically constructed with bricks, adobe, wood, and crop straw.

As far back as I can remember, the houses looked like this: three or five blue bricks were placed directly on the ground.

Seems ok.

Above the bricks, adobe extended all the way to the top of the walls.

Seems ok.

The roof ridge, shaped like an inverted V, was built with wood and wheat straw.

Seems ok.

The wheat straw was arranged on the outermost layer of the roof to allow rainwater to run off.

The base of the adobe wall was highly vulnerable to rain damage.

To protect it, people pasted sorghum panicles on it with the tops of the panicles upside down.

All the windows were wooden.

An interesting feature was that, following local tradition, there ~~were no~~must be windows on the north wall.

Since it is stating a rule/tradition.

Instead, square-shaped “holes” were cut into the top center of the eastern and western walls for ventilation.

The doors were also made of wood.

Usually, there were double doors that could be easily removed, unlike the single, fixed doors in modern apartments.

I think you can put commas here so that the reader can easily read it more.

I consider these the most primitive houses I've ever seen because they lacked any modern factory-made components.

However, such houses are now a thing of the past.

In my village today, every house is a “villa,” an independent two- or three-story building for a single family.

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It seems like a beautiful house? Was it a traditional / cultural house? What does it look like? I'm curious.

Craynier

April 23, 2025

*Sorry wrong correction on "must be windows..."
The original sentence is correct.

Jack

April 24, 2025

Unfortunately, I don’t know how I can send photos here or maybe there is no such function on this website. Anyway, it is not as fascinating as you imagine. It is only a primitive shelter for farmers to live in.

Jack

April 24, 2025

Thank you very much.

shadowfax26

The House In My Village In The Past

I was born and raised in a small village.

The houses where people lived were very primitive.

Or "the houses people lived in".

They were typically constructed ~~with~~from bricks, adobe, wood, and crop straw.

As far back as I can remember, the houses looked like this: three tor five blue bricks were placed directly on the ground.

Above the bricks, adobe extended all the way to the top of the walls.

The roof ridge, shaped like an inverted / upside-down V, was built with wood and wheat straw.

The wheat straw was arranged on the outermost layer of the roof to allow rainwater to run off.

The base of the adobe wall was highly vulnerable to rain damage.

To protect it, people pasted sorghum panicles on it with the tops of the panicles upside down.

All the windows were wooden.

An interesting feature was that, following local tradition, there were no windows on the north wall.

Instead, square-shaped “holes” were cut into the top center of the eastern and western walls for ventilation.

The doors were also made of wood.

Usually, there were double doors that could be easily removed, unlike the single, fixed doors in modern apartments.

I consider these the most primitive houses I've ever seen because they lacked any modern factory-made components.

However, such houses are now a thing of the past.

In my village today, every house is a “villa,” a~~n independent~~ standalone two-or three-story building for a single family.

Jack

April 23, 2025

Thank you very much.

As far back as I can remember, the houses looked like this: three or five blue bricks were placed directly on the ground.

Seems ok.

As far back as I can remember, the houses looked like this: three tor five blue bricks were placed directly on the ground.

Above the bricks, adobe extended all the way to the top of the walls.

Seems ok.