Our house in albuquerque which is a high mountain desert had red lava rock on the roof when we bought it.
Japanese house rocks on roof.
March 11th 2010 at 9 22 am.
Nakazonae are intercolumnar struts provided in the intervals between bracket complexes tokyō at religious buildings in japan.
14 responses to why rocks on the roof lc whittle says.
Process of building japanese wooden house construction start to finish wood things is a channel that show all wood works.
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.
It aided in keeping the house sturdy in the face of earthquakes and wind.
I don t know why this was so common in desert areas in the 1950s and 1960s.
Rocks and stones are just weights to protect the shingles from wind.
Favorite answer in the japanese feudal era placing rocks on the roof was a tool in building houses.
It s called ita buki yane.
Building wooden frame house from.