Gambrel barn style roof.
Tiny house with gambrel roof.
The form of a barn or gambrel style roof originated from the necessity of housing livestock on the bottom floor of the barn while being able to store as much hay as possible in the loft all while maintaining pleasant proportions of wall to roof and simplifying construction minimizing materials and increasing functional performance metal.
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That being said this roof shape is more difficult to construct and will be heavier than a traditional gable.
Wee house with a gambrel roof posted on january 7 2009 in tiny house projects.
Then move the horizontal line up by another 1 3 and the inside of your house would look just exactly like the inside of a of a house built with a gambrel roof would look.
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The gamebrel or barn style roof gives the most upward space.
For example here s a tiny house currently under construction with a gambrel roof.
The gambrel roof provides more interior ceiling space than the gable while also providing a decent slope for snow and rain runoff.
It really gives people a place to post their tiny house projects and participate in online discussions.
Jul 21 2017 my absolute fascination with barns as they pertain to tiny homes.
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In a loft you may want more headroom without losing soundness of structure.
Also we re thinking a gambrel roof like this tiny house rather than gable and perhaps even 2 6 studs rather than 2 4 for room for extra insulation like this tiny house insulation is the next question on our mind.
The foundation and framing getting insulated inside.
An inexpensive way to build an 800 square foot two level tiny cabin w gambrel roof and loft bedroom w staircase.
April s tiny house rv with a gambrel roof shape.
Although it is simple to build it does not utilize space efficiently for a tiny home dweller.
Sep 21 2015 explore jacki lavanway s board gambrel roof tiny house on pinterest.
Look at all the space from the roof.
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The gable roof is the most commonly built roof both in tiny and standard houses.