Norwegian Sod Roof Houses

Roofs in scandinavia have probably been covered with birch bark and sod since prehistory.

Norwegian sod roof houses. During the viking and middle ages most houses had sod roofs. Turf roofs in norway are a tradition and you will see them everywhere. Two species of nonnative rats are the primary pests in california urban areas and urban gardens the norway rat also known as sewer rat brown rat or common rat rattus norvegicus. The roofs offer places for birds to nest and insects to breed.

Turf roofs in norway are a tradition and you will see them everywhere. Photography by george oakley. A sod roof or turf roof is a traditional scandinavian type of green roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. Green roofs have become a long standing tradition in norway and it s not common to see them dotting the country s landscape or in this case essentially melding with the landscape.

The exterior walls and roof of this 538 square foot seasonal eco friendly retreat are clad in overlapping stone plates that mimic the look of traditional wood panelling found in western norway. Allowing for snow loads and your family gathering for summer breakfast on top of the house figure that the beams and rafters under a sod roof will have to carry 100 pounds per square foot. Therefore keeping straighter wooden walls which were prone to warp with changes in moisture in the wood. Norway rats are the larger of the two species up to about twice the size of roof rats.

These roofs are covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. Overlooking lake steinsfjorden it s filled with led lighting inside and has a chimney pipe that s lined with solar panels. The sod roofs support biodiversity by recreating a place for local plants to grow even within urban areas. In rural areas sod roofs were almost universal until the beginning of the 18th century.

Its distribution roughly corresponds to the distribution of the log building technique in the vernacular architecture of finland and the scandinavian peninsula. The norwegian translation is torvtak which means turf roof. The load of approximately 250 kg. Roofs in scandinavia have probably been covered with birch bark and sod since prehistory.

During the viking and middle ages. The load of approximately 250 kg per m of a sod roof is an advantage because it helps to compress the logs and make the walls more draught proof. And the roof rat also known as black rat or house rat rattus rattus. Parkcity design build designed this wood clad house in utah.