March 11th 2010 at 9 22 am.
Japanese house rocks on roof.
Favorite answer in the japanese feudal era placing rocks on the roof was a tool in building houses.
It s called ita buki yane.
Rocks and stones are just weights to protect the shingles from wind.
Process of building japanese wooden house construction start to finish wood things is a channel that show all wood works.
In the old days the walls of houses were made of woven bamboo plastered with earth on both sides.
Ridiculous considering how high the winds get here.
I don t know why this was so common in desert areas in the 1950s and 1960s.
It aided in keeping the house sturdy in the face of earthquakes and wind.
Another of the repercussions of the invention of the hidden roof was the role change undergone by struts called nakazonae 中備 中具.
One characteristic of japanese houses is that they have a large roof and deep eaves to protect the house from the hot summer sun and the frame of the house supports the weight of the roof.
Our house in albuquerque which is a high mountain desert had red lava rock on the roof when we bought it.