ABSTRACT
Tapia valenciana is a hybrid wall, where the earthen and lime mortar work together with specific brick reinforcements, a mixture of lime, gravel and rammed earth. Because of this, the resulting coating of the wall face is sometimes misleading, halfway between traditional rammed earth wall and brick masonry. In the majority of cases, the finish is comprised of the same crust of lime which, due to the removal of the planks, creates a peculiar texture in the form of a fine layer of mortar overflowing on the bricks’ edges (Fig. 1).
