ROOF TYPES
The roofs constructed in the area have a pronounced
angle of 30° or more in order to let the water and snow slide off. The ones
made of sheet metal can have a lower slope, allowing to make “gable” or “hipped
roofs” with flat or tilted skylights.
TILES
The tiles utilized in the covers were mostly made of
larch, since the Agro-Pastoral Colony times (1903) until 1998; when the Chilean
forest legislation forbids the tumble of Larch (Decree N°701 of the Ministry of
Agriculture of Chile). Around the Nahuel Huapi the townsfolk made them out of
cypress on the direction of the vein, a practice still used today. In the 90s,
came the market industrial tiles that didn’t slide the water well because of its
cut, perpendicular to the vein. The protection of these tiles it’s made with
linen oil, sometimes mixed with asphalt paint.
SKYLIGHTS
In the area, the skylights are openings made in the gable roofs with the propose of being windows to let more light inside. If you look up; you’ll be able to see the two most common types. On the left is a “Gable” one, and on the right a “Flat” one. This last one has the advantage of letting more daylight enter, generating a better space inside.
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