Purtier...
Jim
The home of my dreams
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Purtier...
Jim
That one looks like the watchtower on the east end of the Grand Canyon.
Put a steel roof on that one and we might have a deal. Please provide topo map
Jim
Gotta have an outhouse.
Jim
Hmmm...
Jim
I like this one - kinda reminds me of a gingerbread house. It does surprise me that in areas with a lot of snowfall, they don't build the houses with deeper eaves. Not just this house, but others we've shared.
PS is it strange that I notice such things?
I like the variety of stone size in this - used what was available rather than hauled in. Makes for a more natural looking structure.
That is a lot of added weight with more roof to hold the snow. Steeper pitch is the way to go.
There is a line drawn in which steeper roofs compared with snow loads and wind loads to maintain the strength and rigidity of the structure.
"A-frame" houses can have much steeper roofs because they have no separate walls. Houses with walls have more usable internal space for a given footprint but must have lower roofs because the roof to wall junction is a sheer point that is affected by side loads like wind and earthquakes. A 12 in 12 pitch (45 degree) is considered a very steep roof in a contemporary structure and subject to wind and earthquake loads about three times what a 6 in 12 pitch would have. In an A-frame house a 12 in 12 pitch would be on the verge of stability while the more common 24 in 12 pitch is nearly perfect. (24 rise in 12 inches of horizontal travel).
Engineering a home is an exercise in compromise. The more varied the loads the more strength and stability play a major role.
"A-frame" houses can have much steeper roofs because they have no separate walls. Houses with walls have more usable internal space for a given footprint but must have lower roofs because the roof to wall junction is a sheer point that is affected by side loads like wind and earthquakes. A 12 in 12 pitch (45 degree) is considered a very steep roof in a contemporary structure and subject to wind and earthquake loads about three times what a 6 in 12 pitch would have. In an A-frame house a 12 in 12 pitch would be on the verge of stability while the more common 24 in 12 pitch is nearly perfect. (24 rise in 12 inches of horizontal travel).
Engineering a home is an exercise in compromise. The more varied the loads the more strength and stability play a major role.
Homey...
Jim
This almost identical to Gramma and grampas place , I loved so much
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Sentry: Now that one I really, really like. Any idea where it is? If I had to guess it would be Tennessee.
Many of the houses I post are from for sale ads, unfortunately that one wasn't so I don't know where it is.
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