A sod roof or turf roof is a traditional scandinavian type of green roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards.
Sod roof homes.
The sloped roof on this modern house keeps the front of the home bright and provides slightly more privacy at the back.
A beautiful black roof that accents the black trim out on the.
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The sloped roofs on this modern house coupled with the wood paneling gives the house a very modern look.
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Several styles of roof were used on sod houses ranging from flat roofs made from a lattice of tree branches to traditional gabled roofs made from lumber tar paper and shingles.
A quality roof can protect a sod house for many years with little need for maintenance.
Since the sod is only about four inches thick it is likely that the roof will dry out during high summer.
And during the viking days sod roofs made of earth were all the rage.
During the warmer months sod roofs can help to cool down your house compared to other roofing materials.
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Today most houses in the united states are built straight up and down with angled roofs and brick or wooden exterior walls that keep out the rain and other elements.
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Benefits of sod roofs well for one sod roofs are known to provide homes with excellent insulation keeping the cold out during the cold winter months and keeping the heat in at the same time.
Until the late 19th century it was the most common roof on rural log houses in norway and large parts of the rest of scandinavia.
Sod houses however required a thick wide foundation.
The walls sloped down on the outside of the house so that as the walls settled they would not collapse.
Its distribution roughly corresponds to the distribution of the log building technique in the vernacular architecture of finland and the scandinavian peninsula.
The load of approximately 250 kg.
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Although yesterday was an incredible first test of the integrity of my living roof.
Allowing for snow loads and your family gathering for summer breakfast on top of the house figure that the beams and rafters under a sod roof will have to carry 100 pounds per square foot.
