Roundhouse Roof Construction

What is the roof construction of the original roundhouse and are there any ideas on creating this with the model.

Roundhouse roof construction.

Posted by anonymous on monday august 23 2004 8 20 am i m modelling a walthers modern roundhouse and would like to create a more realistic roof. In spite of their visual appeal they can be a nightmare for the do it yourself homeowner. Subscriber member login. Towers and turrets are attractive architectural features.

How to measure the roof of a round building. Its natural round shape dates back to the bronze age. Overlapping materials like shingles for example require a minimum pitch of the roof to keep water from creeping in as the overlapped portion of the material may not be actually sealed merely overlapped. The design is based on the celtic roundhouse of which there are reconstructions three miles away and traces on the mountain behind us.

It also owes some design aspects to the roundhouses of the miwok pomo and mandan peoples of north america particularly the turf covered roof using 150 straw bales as insulation rather than 18 or so of pine needles. The result is a barn concept in which animal health work convenience and cost efficiency are the top priorities. All resting on a very strong self supporting roundwood reciprocal roof see here for the building history of this roundhouse to date. As a bit of general information the pitch slope of the roof will affect the type material that you use to roof the roundhouse.

A guide to starting a roundhouse roof based at butser ancient farm in hampshire uk. Using this method to erect the first rafters no scaffolding is needed.