You were required to have a wider base for the sod house in order to have a strong and solid foundation.
Sod roofing house.
On the outside making it 8 ft.
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.
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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.
During the warmer months sod roofs can help to cool down your house compared to other roofing materials.
Since i already wrote about cutting sod for my roof i will describe how the sod was loaded.
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.
Our sod house is 12 ft.
Don t leave sod overhanging the roof edge.
Building the living roof.
So aside from the insulation sod roofs can also help you to save on your heating and cooling bills.
The load of approximately 250 kg.
The walls of the sod house were somewhere between 18 to 25 inches thick.
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 vernacular architecture of finland and the scandinavian peninsula.
They were built two bricks deep at the bottom and sometimes narrowing to one brick deep as it got toward the top.
All depending on how the sod bricks were cut.
Make sure to check the roof periodically for watering and as funny as it sounds any need for weeding.
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.
Once the perimeter of the roof was covered with sod we covered the rest of the roof.
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The sod is laid with the grass side down 21 layers in all.
All the cracks and holes are filled with loose soil.
Every third layer of sod is laid crosswise to tie the inner and outer layers together.
Sticking to schedule is in our culture backed by a guarantee process you won t find.
Lightly water the layer of sod placed on the roof.
Construct a roof for your sod house.
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.
Place sod pieces on top of the potting soil layer across the roof.
A quality roof can protect a sod house for many years with little need for maintenance.
