Madras Terrace Roof Construction

Madras terrace roof construction has teak wood joists that are kept above steel girders.

Madras terrace roof construction.

Madras terrace roof steps in construction teak wood joist are placed on rolled steel joists. Wooden beams are used to cover the span. Surface of this roof is finished with 3 coats of plaster. Wooden joists are placed on r s j with a furring piece in between.

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. This roofing has the same advantages and disadvantages associated with a low slope roof. An architect s view of how architecture influences. The two layers have a furring piece in between to provide the necessary low slope.

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. Transformation of madras into chennai. The top covered portion in a building is http roofing it may be a flat one or sloped one. The flat terrace method of roofing has been in practice in most of south india since as early as the 18th century.

Leaky roofs wet walls smelly plumbing lines patches under bathrooms. Over this wooden beams are laid at intervals of less than 45cms from each other. Flat roofs are of rcc slab madras terrace. It involves the use of wood and aachikal a locally termed material which is a small brick and lime plaster.

Commonly used for small spans. Brick bat concrete of thickness 75mm to be laid rammed and allow to set for three days. Flat tiles are then laid over this concrete. Interesting practical experiences from our own architecture projects from construction interiors renovation across chennai tamil nadu tamilnadu south india.

Whatever be the situation that some buildings encounter we are here to contribute to their correction as well as face lift or for extending the life of the building. Waterproofing on terrace is the biggest protection we can do to our building.