Ive been building small cabins for about ten years.

Sod roof cabin.
The cabin would need.
One of my favorites is the cabin i built with a living sod roof on it years ago.
The term sod roof is somewhat misleading as the active water tight element of the roof is birch bark.
Green roof design for small cabins.
It is definitely not the cheapest option for a log cabin and you need to be careful with the weight that the soil may put on the roof especially when it is saturated with rain.
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The traditional scandinavian sod roof dates back at least 1200 years but birch bark as a moisture protecting material has been successfully used for at least 5000 years in various types of.
Written by patrick mccarthy on december 27 2019.
The main purpose of the sod is to hold the birch bark in place.
Sod is also a reasonably efficient insulator in a cold climate.
It grows wild flowers in the summer and stays green all year long.
Birds of all kind visit the sod roof in the spring time using the tall grass as nesting material while nesting close by.
The green roof design on the small cabins featured here is way ahead of its time in some cases centuries ahead.
A green roof sod or turf roof this is by far the most environmentally friendly option and can be very aesthetically pleasing if done correctly.
The sod house or soddy was an often used alternative to the log cabin during frontier settlement of the great plains of canada and the united statesprimarily used at first for animal shelters corrals and fences if the prairie lacked standard building materials such as wood or stone or the poverty of the settlers precluded purchasing standard building materials sod from thickly rooted.
Ahead of its time.
Dating back to.
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A sod or turf roof is a traditional scandinavian type of green roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark overlaying wooden roof boards.
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Using sod to build a green roof learn how switching to a sod roof the original eco friendly roofing material can help reduce your electric bill and protect the environment.
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