In the tropical rainy weather of Malaysia, the practical choices of roofs are not many. Since it is the most unaccessible part of the house all consideration should be taken to avoid any future renovation. It can be the most expensive part of the house too.
Many designs can be considered but a slanting angle is needed to allow water to flow well. Any stagnant water can be a breeding pool for mosquitoes here.
However you can think of slanting outwards in the conventional way or inwards in a V shape to collect rainwater. The collected water is a good store for watering plants.
The most commonly used material here is timber and steel truss. Undeniably steel truss is more lasting without the worry of termites. As my house is designed with the tropical healthy concept in mind, the principle is to avoid man made material as much as possible, especially metal. So probably I can worry less about electricity disturbances and electromagnetic influences but more on the natural enemy of termites.
Yes..timber and steel truss..is most commonly used material.
ReplyDeleteThis is a long lasting..:-)..nice pictures of Roof structure..thanks for sharing this here. keep posting such post here in future too. can you share some information related to commercial roofing here in your future posts..??
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