Techumbres - History Lab https://historylab.es Thu, 19 May 2022 15:14:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Techumbres - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Roof of a shed in Cañada Molina https://historylab.es/roof-of-a-shed-in-canada-molina/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roof-of-a-shed-in-canada-molina Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:09 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/cubierta-de-un-cobertizo-de-canada-molina/ Popular architecture. Photograph of a shed showing numerous architectural elements used in the rural world.

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]]> The architecture of the buildings during the Modern Age could be of different types. The photograph shown here is of a shed in Cañada Molina. In it we can see how numerous pine logs, placed at a distance of approximately 50 centimetres, are supporting strips of reeds placed perpendicularly on top of them. Small esparto grass ropes attached to both elements join them together to prevent the reeds from moving due to the force of the wind. The entire roof is supported by masonry walls, both in the perimeter areas and in the actual division of the shed. In this respect, there is also a small room formed by stone walls with a door in its highest part supported by a wooden plank to prevent the collapse of the wall immediately behind.

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]]> Timber frame to support the roof of a house https://historylab.es/timber-frame-to-support-the-roof-of-a-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=timber-frame-to-support-the-roof-of-a-house Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:03 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/armazon-de-madera-para-sostener-el-tejado-de-una-vivienda/ Popular architecture. Wooden structure that acted as a skeleton for the roof of a house.

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]]> The construction of dwellings during the Modern Age was conditioned by the materials available, either because of existing raw materials or because of the economic availability of these materials.
One of the most important parts of the house was the roof. A good roof made the difference between collapse and water seepage and the well-being of the home. To maintain good support, the builders used wooden frames to support the tiled or vegetable roofs. This photograph is an example of a frame, belonging to a house in Salinas de Pinilla, near El Bonillo (Albacete). It shows various elements that give shape to the structure: at the highest part, wooden beams are placed to support the roof. These logs are held in the central part by a vertical pendolon, from which two counterpoints emerge towards the log. This intermediate area is supported in the lower part by horizontal beams.

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