earthen floor
Soil underfoot inside
An earthen floor is a floor made of packed dirt, clay, or soil rather than wood, stone, or concrete.
Common in traditional or rural construction worldwide, earthen floors range from simple compacted earth to carefully prepared surfaces sealed with oils or other treatments.
The old farmhouse still had its original earthen floor.
- dirtLoose dry earth
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- packedFilled to capacity
- mudWet soil mixture
- tampedCompressed by repeated blows
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- earthen structuresadobe, cob, mudbrick, adobe brick, earthwork
- mud constructionmud house, mud hut, mud walls, mudbrick, adobe
- medieval buildingsmanor, keep, great hall, gatehouse, chateau
- Old Craftsmasonry, carpentry, thatching, joinery, timber framing
- tribal villagevillage, hut, huts, longhouse, teepee
- vernacular buildingsadobe house, bamboo hut, cob house, log cabin, mud hut
floor material/construction
earthen floorhardwood floor
Solid lumber ground covering
marble floor · parquet floor · stone floor · tiled floor · tile floor
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