Palingsfundering
Palingsfundering, also spelled palingfundering, is a traditional timber pile foundation used in the Netherlands and parts of Belgium for buildings on soft or waterlogged soils such as peat and clay. The system relies on multiple vertical wooden piles driven into the ground, typically beneath the building footprint and sometimes around its perimeter, and linked together by horizontal timbers to form a bearing surface. A timber platform or raft sits on top of the piles, and the structure rests on this platform.
Construction and materials involve wooden piles, usually of oak or larch, driven into the ground with simple
Historically, palingsfundering was common from the medieval period through the 19th century for houses and small
Modern relevance is mainly in the preservation and restoration of historic buildings. Palingsfundering has largely been