Metal Roof Cob House

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Metal roof cob house.

Blending an old style building method with a conventional new roof. They took time to beautifully sculpt and finish the interior. Hap wanted the door to be the color of morning glories says lin. Mar 25 2018 this pin was discovered by blue bird.

Some people would love to choose metal because of the benefits. Discover and save your own pins on pinterest. To know more further of the design you may take a look at the list below. Cob house gets a metal roof.

Cob building is easy to learn requires no special equipment and uses sustainable materials. Do not worry there are lots of design for this metal house. Cob structures can be used as homes chicken coops barns and even smaller ones for ovens. They way the roof is designed is to act in compression while exerting force on the bond beam which will act in tension.

The metal will help in insulating the solar gain you get through the roof. At long last i have a living roof. Plants will have to be carfully placed if you need to get a breeze into your home since round homes do not allow wind to stop and flow through windows as square homes do. By ziggy may 14 2009 10 comments.

Building a living sod roof for a cob house. Sep 16 2018 explore omar montejano s board roof structural support on pinterest. And will be stronger for high winds if properly secured. You would place a bond beam at the top of the cob wall ideally concrete and rebar or alternatively airplane cable connecting all the members of the roof in one big circle.

In most climates insulating the roof is extremely important. Lin and hap relax in their new cob home. Photo by gabe walker with a pristine white lime plaster finish a steep green metal roof to catch rainwater and a periwinkle blue door it s a fairytale cottage. Metal is very popular of its durable inexpensive construction no termites or mould flexible strong and also fast construction when it comes to building a building compares to the regular ways.

Cob house construction is an ancient building technique using lumps of earth mixed with sand straw and water.