Modern Sod Roof Construction

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Modern sod roof construction.

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. Their ability to last depends on the roof and even old adobe or stone homes are reclaimed by families who build a new roof and add glass windows and modern doors. Scandinavian people were the original innovators of green roof technology building the best homes they could with what they had. Just make sure that small structures possess roof trusses strong enough to handle the weight a sod roof will have.

While green roofs have been around since the dawn of civilization the modern green roof often referred to as a living roof has only been around since the late 70 s historically green roofs were earth covered structures consisting of sod roofs hollowed out hills or patio roof gardens. Norway including the romsdalsmuseet site in oslo includes 35 norwegian buildings with designs dating from 1600 to 1920. 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. Its distribution roughly corresponds to the distribution of the log building technique in the.

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 sod roof can be used on any structure a house shed barn utility building on either a flat or sloped surface. See more ideas about sod roof green roof roof. Construct a roof for your sod house.

Reader swartz architects designed the renovation of this 1970 s farmhouse. Stone logs and sod. A quality roof can protect a sod house for many years with little need for maintenance. Construction of a sod house soddy involved cutting patches of sod in rectangles often 2 1 6 60 30 15 cm.

The sloped roofs on this modern home were designed to take advantage of the path of the sun to maximize brightness and to make the interior of the home feel bigger and brighter. Modern green roof technology.