14 responses to why rocks on the roof lc whittle says.
Japanese house rocks on roof.
Rocks and stones are just weights to protect the shingles from wind.
I don t know why this was so common in desert areas in the 1950s and 1960s.
Favorite answer in the japanese feudal era placing rocks on the roof was a tool in building houses.
Our house in albuquerque which is a high mountain desert had red lava rock on the roof when we bought it.
Ridiculous considering how high the winds get here.
It aided in keeping the house sturdy in the face of earthquakes and wind.
In the old days the walls of houses were made of woven bamboo plastered with earth on both sides.
Building wooden frame house from.
March 11th 2010 at 9 22 am.
Nakazonae are intercolumnar struts provided in the intervals between bracket complexes tokyō at religious buildings in japan.
It s called ita buki yane.
Another of the repercussions of the invention of the hidden roof was the role change undergone by struts called nakazonae 中備 中具.