Re: [papercreters] Reciprocal Roofs- 16 sided house

Greetings,

Very few living roofs exist here, too long a dry spell every summer.
You have to run a sprinkler system on the roof to keep it alive. This
is not my definition of environmentally friendly. However, using the
reciprocal roof as the skeleton of the roof, will work nicely. Cover
with petrified hessian and put a cupola in the center. Nice light to
the middle of the building as well as heat chimney. Perfect set up.
You do not have to do the green roof thing, just because you used logs,
it can be an infill with papercrete, or several option on how to finish
the roof.

Yes, it is humid here, and yes, I do have to watch for termites. But
there are tricks to allow you to keep control of the situation. Exposed
to the interior with a good natural [homemade] paint will allow an
annual inspection that will find any rot long before a real problem starts.

Papercrete and fidobe are actually very good choices for this part of
the world. I have a friend who's walls are now over a decade old, never
painted or finished, no roof protection as the buildings were not
finished. No mold, mildew or disintegration to be seen. His recipe is
in the files or message archives.

Under no circumstances would I ever again build a home with an airspace
underneath. I hate cold feet, fire ants, cockroaches, skunks, snakes
etc. That is what that invites. I have lived with it, am living with
it, never ever again. I have learned my lesson.

I am no where near the rice fields. The cost of bringing in rice hulls
would be exorbitant. Also, the cost of building that air space to fill.

No form of chemicals is allowed in my home, I am chemically sensitive.
So no form of pesticide is allowed. Other than plain cinnamon, that is.

We do not use AC, never have. We have found that with proper
ventilation, insulation and foliage it is not needed. The people that
settled this part of the world didn't have it, it is not needed in the
country where the breeze still exists. The city is a different case,
too many houses too close, the ventilation can not work.

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


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