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Wooden Frame Roofs And Roof Styles

All that matters while building wooden frame roofs is the layout and rafter pattern. In conventional framed roofs, the length of rafters will determine the height of the ridges. Although building wooden frame roofs is a skill that can only get better through experience, some tips and ideas will definitely help. Take a look at the different wooden roof styles that are in trend and unique compared to the conventional roofs.

Wooden Frame Roofs And Roof Styles -

1. Lattice Wood Roof Style – Lattice wood roofs are elegant roofs that are used to decorate Gazebos and garden design layouts. Apart from ground shadowing they are best suited for vining plants. Yellow strips of Pine wood lattice cross over (in diamond shape) at 45 degree angle or 90 degree angle (like boxes). The wood strips need to be treated. The panels can be of equal length or vary in sizes. The basic ceiling styles that suit lattice roofing includes gable style, hip roof style, bonnet roof, pyramid roof, shed roof (simplest), saltbox roof and gambrel roof.

2. Native Thai Wood Roof style – Thailand has some unusual wooden designs like butterfly roofing which have bamboos weaved. Their dog house roofing is also unique and is no less to luxury.Their dome houses are peculiar and look like brown igloos. The Thailand wood prefab house are mainly built with modern butterfly roofs as they are eco-friendly and innovative flip-up roof designs.

3. Bali Wooden Roof Style – The traditional Indonesian houses are Balinese style gazebos (Bale Bengong) have a knock down system. The gazebos (wooden frame house) and cottages are built using bamboo matting, pandan matting or plywood. The wooden frame house are exotic, natural and inexpensive. Their rice barn cottage styles are also famous worldwide.

4. Tower Roof Style - The red cedar roofs are evergreen as the woods are more resistant to rotting and decaying than pine. The cedar wood is treated with an exterior stain for protection. Cedar wood is one of the popularly used wood particularly for tower roofing. Cedar pinnacle roofs, canopy roofs are quite popular across the world. China and Russia commonly have tower wooden roofs.

Constructing houses with wooden frame roofs will add to the royal look of your house. Wooden roofs are always natural and light. Since wood is a bad conductor of heat and electricity, it is best for summer (or any hot regions) and as well as safe.

Story first published: Friday, July 1, 2011, 10:57 [IST]