The shape of the roof has been and still is hotly debated.
New medieval house roof.
In england oak was used widely due to its strong resistance to humid weather.
Post medieval puritan tradition with central chimney casement windows steeply pitched roof and second story overhang or jetty cantilevered.
Paul revere s home from 1770 1800.
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Oldest remaining house in boston.
Many scholars believe that the roofs were flat.
Essentially most of the framing of a house as well as the roof structure was made by wood.
Lumber the spaces between the logs would have been chinked with clay wattle soil and turf anything to keep out the rain wind and snow.
Discover the 36 different types of roofs for a house.
This gallery includes terrific roof design illustrations so you can easily see the differences between types of roofs.
Lumber was a very important part of most of the buildings during the middle ages.
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Paul revere house c 1680.
Straw usually termed thatch.
Although an important element of many buildings solely wooden houses were not so commonly used.
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Today some medieval castles retain their lead roofing but much of it was stripped away when people needed to use the lead for other purposes especially during a battle.
Circular roofs sometimes evolved into a cone or dome shape while.