Making Bamboo Roof

A big machete or pole shave will split the bamboo nicely.

Making bamboo roof.

I made this shelter previous primitive tools video is necessarily used. Dec 12 2016 bamboo roofing. To create some natural and colorful bamboo decor place bamboo poles on old sheets tarps or newspaper outside. Also knock out the nodes for water drainage.

In the past bamboo truss was made by putting the bamboo poles together and. See more ideas about bamboo roof bamboo bamboo building. I will be using the bamboo for a pergola roof and wanted to know best way of splitting the bamboo to make the roof. Add horizontal support beams.

Start the split on the fat end after cutting to length. Here s what to do. Start at the top of your roof frame and add bamboo rafters horizontally. Poles connected to each other in a.

Designs techniques and materials bamboo truss design for roofing. You can also use the tape to create thicker or wider stripes of your favorite colors. I have 10 bamboo huts in my property. Build your roof frame with bamboo poles.

With 2 days cutting the bamboo almost 3 days building this shelter. For a rectangular roof the simplest choice may be an a frame roof as this. Cover the bamboo frame with palm or. The under structure consisting of a woven bamboo net.

Use masking tape or painter s tape to tape off designs on each pole. 4 a layer of split bamboo is installed on that outer. 3 then comes a second layer of structural bamboo on which the outer roof is fixed. 6 layers of bamboo 1.

Traditional bamboo truss connection. 2 over that net is the first layer of interlocking split bamboo stems shingles.