The walls of the sod house were somewhere between 18 to 25 inches thick.
Sod roofing house.
On a hot day for instance say 80 degrees fahrenheit sod roofs heat up to only 85f where are traditional roofs can go as hot as 180f.
During the warmer months sod roofs can help to cool down your house compared to other roofing materials.
A quality roof can protect a sod house for many years with little need for maintenance.
The sod is laid with the grass side down 21 layers in all.
Don t leave sod overhanging the roof edge.
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.
Where necessary use your utility knife to cut the sod pieces to fit.
Once the perimeter of the roof was covered with sod we covered the rest of the roof.
All depending on how the sod bricks were cut.
Place sod pieces on top of the potting soil layer across the roof.
Lightly water the layer of sod placed on the roof.
Its distribution roughly corresponds to the distribution of the log building technique in the vernacular architecture of finland and the scandinavian peninsula.
Sod roofs are largely free for the labor the materials are easily found in most back yards sod is one of the most fireproof materials going and it makes excellent insulation for all but the most.
Amit apel design inc designed this family homein los angeles california.
The sloped roof on this modern house keeps the front of the home bright and provides slightly more privacy at the back.
All the cracks and holes are filled with loose soil.
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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.
Doing the edge was the trickiest part since i had the fold the epdm underneath itself and leave a little bit exposed to protect the edge logs.
They were built two bricks deep at the bottom and sometimes narrowing to one brick deep as it got toward the top.
Make sure to check the roof periodically for watering and as funny as it sounds any need for weeding.
The sloped roofs on this modern house coupled with the wood paneling gives the house a very modern look.
So aside from the insulation sod roofs can also help you to save on your heating and cooling bills.
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Our sod house is 12 ft.
Building the living roof.
Since i already wrote about cutting sod for my roof i will describe how the sod was loaded.
Every third layer of sod is laid crosswise to tie the inner and outer layers together.
The load of approximately 250 kg.
Construct a roof for your sod house.
