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Cob: roof attachmentEdmund Brown edmundbrown3 at hotmail.comTue Nov 5 22:44:16 CST 2002
<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P> </P></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>I would like to get a collection of methods for attaching roofs to cob <DIV></DIV>>walls in which the bearing walls are made out of cob. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>What has been done in the past traditionally? How were the roofs <DIV></DIV>>anchored securely to the cob walls. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>And are there any new ideas for roof attachment to cob bearing walls?. <DIV></DIV> <P>Don't know whether this qualifies as "new", but what the hey. I've done it by setting wire deadmen 18 inches to two feet below the top of the wall every couple of feet. Once the wall is as tall as it is going to get a top-plate of sorts is laid along the wall and wired down. This allows for the rafters or trusses to be situated with pretty much flexibility. Once they are laid out, the top-plate and rafter can be connected with lag bolts, those little metal fasteners, screws, wire, or whatever. I suppose in hurricane or tornado country some more substantial attachment might be advisable... </P> <P> -Edmund</P></div><br clear=all><hr>Add photos to your messages with <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMDEN/2021">MSN 8. </a> Get 2 months FREE*.</html>
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