Comments on: Dutch Barn with Peaceful Undulating Roof Made of Local Reeds http://inhabitat.com/dutch-barn-with-peaceful-undulating-roof-made-of-local-reeds/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: metis http://inhabitat.com/dutch-barn-with-peaceful-undulating-roof-made-of-local-reeds/comment-page-1/#comment-271601 metis Sun, 07 Nov 2010 01:00:05 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=182906#comment-271601 it's nice to see old techniques featured. thatching is a bit more upfront cost due to labor and a bit more in terms of insurance as fire damage is worse if it lights, but you get great insulation with your roofing material. i do wonder if this is a cosmetic or insulating roof instead of a functional thatch, as it usually requires acres worth of reeds, and the edges look a bit thin compared to any thatch i've worked on or seen. i do love the sculpted edges of the layers, although it reminds me that i can't afford decorative cedar or slate shingles. it’s nice to see old techniques featured. thatching is a bit more upfront cost due to labor and a bit more in terms of insurance as fire damage is worse if it lights, but you get great insulation with your roofing material. i do wonder if this is a cosmetic or insulating roof instead of a functional thatch, as it usually requires acres worth of reeds, and the edges look a bit thin compared to any thatch i’ve worked on or seen.

i do love the sculpted edges of the layers, although it reminds me that i can’t afford decorative cedar or slate shingles.

]]> By: Green Jump http://inhabitat.com/dutch-barn-with-peaceful-undulating-roof-made-of-local-reeds/comment-page-1/#comment-271506 Green Jump Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:19:20 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=182906#comment-271506 Cool stuff, Reed in dutch is Riet. Reet in dutch is Ass and I don't mean the animal. Reed is fairly common here in the netherlands (old farms and new upperclass houses) http://www.google.nl/images?q=rieten+dak Cool stuff,
Reed in dutch is Riet.
Reet in dutch is Ass and I don’t mean the animal.
Reed is fairly common here in the netherlands (old farms and new upperclass houses)

http://www.google.nl/images?q=rieten+dak

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