Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Re: [papercreters] 16 sided house

Greetings,
I have never heard of this. Thank you, I will look into it.

Bright Blessings,
Garth & Kim Travis
www.TheRoseColoredForest.com
Bedias, Texas

On 11/6/2012 9:29 AM, spaceman wrote:
> Have you considered reciprocal roofs? No center pole, clear space.
>
> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=reciprocal+roof&t=ironbrowser
>
>
> On 11/6/2012 8:04 AM, Garth & Kim Travis wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> We are seriously thinking about building a 16 sided house, one story
>> only. We do not want a fireplace in the middle, as roof leaks are a
>> major headache in the Gulf Coast region.
>>
>> I am wondering what to use for a center pole. The interior measurements
>> are a 40' diameter, with 18" walls and a 5' porch wrapping the building.
>> We plan on using the center as our entertainment center, with a rocket
>> stove on an exterior wall.
>>
>> Every home built like this that I can find is a two story, and built for
>> the cold north, not my hot, humid Texas.
>
>


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