Madras Terrace Roof Construction

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Madras terrace roof construction.

The interior of the house has a madras terrace roof which is made with layers of wooden beams bricks kept on their edges finished with a mixture of broken brick pieces of stone called jelly and lime plaster. Waterproofing on terrace is the biggest protection we can do to our building. Brick jelly roofing or madras terrace roofing this roofing is constructed in the following way. Sufficient slope is provided terrace bricks of size 15x75x25mm to be laid diagonally.

The furring piece height at the centers is so adjusted that the required slope of the roof is obtained. This roofing has the same advantages and disadvantages associated with a low slope roof. Transformation of madras into chennai. The sloped or pitched roofsmay beof rcc mangalore tiled ac sheet roofed gi sheet roofed bengal roofed in the case of madras terrace wooden beams will be fixed first.

Madras terrace roof steps in construction teak wood joist are placed on rolled steel joists. Madras terrace roof construction has teak wood joists that are kept above steel girders. An architect s view of how architecture influences. Surface of this roof is finished with 3 coats of plaster.

Brick bat concrete of thickness 75mm to be laid rammed and allow to set for three days. Flat roofs are of rcc slab madras terrace. Interesting practical experiences from our own architecture projects from construction interiors renovation across chennai tamil nadu tamilnadu south india. Wooden beams are used to cover the span.

Flat tiles are then laid over this concrete. It involves the use of wood and aachikal a locally termed material which is a small brick and lime plaster. The flat terrace method of roofing has been in practice in most of south india since as early as the 18th century. Commonly used for small spans.

Over this wooden beams are laid at intervals of less than 45cms from each other. The top covered portion in a building is http roofing it may be a flat one or sloped one.