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Building materials used for roofs - Priyanka Mathur - 01-20-2015

Building materials used for roofs


These materials are (i) tiles, (ii) thatch, (iii) mud and other material, (iv) tin, (v) stone slab, (vi) wood, (viii) brick and others.


(i) Tiled roofs are common throughout India. Two types of tiles-semi-cylindrical
and flat are used for covering houses with varied sizes and forms. By and
large, the size is larger in northern Indian plain and shorter in plateau and hilly
areas.

(ii) Thatching is original shelter making skill, still prevalent in most of the poor
class people. All sorts of walls are covered by thatch. Whether it is stone,
timber or mud walled houses.

(iii) Mud thatching often mixed with cow dung, is common in western part of
India. In western part of Uttar Pradesh such houses mark the horizon in each
settlement. Its occasional plastering is enough to provide safety from rains.

(iv) Stone slabs or Flakes are being used since ancient times in mountain, hilly
and plateau areas. Sandstone, and slate-slabs make durable roofs after being
cut and designed according to need.

(v) Wood as roof material is common in northern mountainous region of India.

within this category, there are two types. First, in the north-eastern states
wooden slabs are carefully superimposed and joined with rounded corners
protect house from snow and rainwater. In lower altitude particularly
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir the houses are
covered with tin or water proof material.

(vi) Bricks make flat and smooth roof in the form lintel mixed with iron rods and
cement, a practice in vogue, in modern type rural house particularly in rural
market centres and commonly found in the houses of rural rich.

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