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Viking houses were one-story buildings with slanted roofs. The roof was covered with shingles or straw. This form that creates a sculptural architecture.
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What does a viking long house look like?
Viking houses were made of wood, with the walls supported by upright logs. The roof would either be tiled with overlapping wooden tiles, or straw reeds. They had low rounded roofs, and vaguely resembled an upside down boat.
What is sloping roof?
A roof that is pitched off horizontal to allow the runoff of water, snow, or ice.
Type of house with sloping roof in colonial times?
it called the saltbox
Did viking houses have windows?
No viking longhouses had windows. They would usually have an average of 5 windows-made of holes but not glass, as it would often only have a hole in the middle of the roof for smoke from fire to exit from.
What are the maasai houses made out of?
The walls are made from sticks and the roof is made from mud.
Why do houses in assam have slanted roof?
Assam has very heavy rainfall every year. To avoid accumulation of water on the roof tops, houses have sloping roofs
Why do houses in hills have sloping roofs?
houses in hills have sloping roofs so that the rain-water and snow may drain off easily.
Why some houses have sloping roof?
Sloping roofs are self-draining from rain and snow, and less likely to leak.
Why did the vikings long-house have a sloping roof?
To shed snow.
Type of house with a slanting roof?
Most houses have sloping roofs including Ranch, Colonial, cottage, saltbox...
What are the techniques for constructing houses in the areas of heavy rainfall?
A technique for constructing houses in areas of heavy rainfall is steeply sloping roofs. The steeply sloping roof will allow the rainwater to run off and avoid it collecting on the roof, adding unwanted weight to the roof.
Which country in Europe is known for houses with sloping roof?
Anywhere there is a lot of snow fall. A flat roof will cave in under the weight of significant snowfall.
Why is it that the houses in the Tarai region and in Goa and Mangalore have sloping roofs?
The houses in the terai regions and in Goa and Mangalore have sloping roofs because there is very heavy rainfall. If there is no slanting roof, the water of the rain will collect there which weaken the strength of roofs.
What are the different types of houses in Tamil Nadu?
There is no big deal of houses of tamilnadu,they are usually built with cement and bricks. They can be flat roofed or have a sloping roof as there is a lot of rainfall there.
Houses in hilly areas?
sloping roof houses to make sure that the snow falls down.
Why houses in coastal areas have sloping roofs?
They help the flow of rain off the roof. Flat rooves are more subject to leaking.
What does a viking long house look like?
Viking houses were made of wood, with the walls supported by upright logs. The roof would either be tiled with overlapping wooden tiles, or straw reeds. They had low rounded roofs, and vaguely resembled an upside down boat.
