Research & Article

A kruang-puuk house is a house that uses thin bamboo strips as ties to tightly bind the structure of the house.  As such, maibua houses and kruang-puuk houses are related.  The word maibua refers to the material and kruang-puuk (the ties that hold the house together) refers to the method used to build the house.  Generally, this method is also used to build maibua houses because they are constructed with small, light pieces of wood that are easier to tie together than wooden boards, for which nails are better.