Comments on: Pix of the round house construction. http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/12/22/pix-of-the-round-house-construction/ Rumblings, Ramblings, and Ruminations Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:14:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dave http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/12/22/pix-of-the-round-house-construction/#comment-1715 Dave Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:23:42 +0000 http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/12/22/pix-of-the-round-house-construction/#comment-1715 Absolutely! Wales and Scotland as well as England used the basic design as did quite a few American indian tribes. This one is being built using the rod or stick method. I got a stick 6 feet long and have used that to make the 12 foot and 6 foot measurements. That's about all the measurement I plan to do other than stepping off the rafters and uprights. Everything else will be fitted by hand. I am looking at several different roofing systems. The only problem I have with thatch is the flamability. This one, I suspect, will have a straw/hay insulating layer with plastic on top then 4 to 6 inches of dirt then carpet that I will plant grass in. Figure the carpet will hold the dirt in place till the grass can put roots in. Time will tell... ;-) Absolutely! Wales and Scotland as well as England used the basic design as did quite a few American indian tribes.

This one is being built using the rod or stick method. I got a stick 6 feet long and have used that to make the 12 foot and 6 foot measurements. That’s about all the measurement I plan to do other than stepping off the rafters and uprights. Everything else will be fitted by hand.

I am looking at several different roofing systems. The only problem I have with thatch is the flamability. This one, I suspect, will have a straw/hay insulating layer with plastic on top then 4 to 6 inches of dirt then carpet that I will plant grass in. Figure the carpet will hold the dirt in place till the grass can put roots in. Time will tell… ;-)

]]> By: Steve http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/12/22/pix-of-the-round-house-construction/#comment-1714 Steve Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:15:47 +0000 http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/12/22/pix-of-the-round-house-construction/#comment-1714 Looks good. The design seems quite like Iron Age houses in Britain that I have seen reconstructions of. Any inspiration from there? Of course, a round house is a round house, the world around. Looks good. The design seems quite like Iron Age houses in Britain that I have seen reconstructions of. Any inspiration from there?

Of course, a round house is a round house, the world around.

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