How To Build A Vigas And Latillas Roof

Drive around the job sites in your area and you just might find your viga man.

How to build a vigas and latillas roof.

The latillas may be hewn boards or in more rustic buildings simply peeled branches. Traditionally vigas were used to support the roof on these adobe style buildings. See this complete patio extreme make over photo 50. Vigas latillas and cedar stays braided posts.

It is common to use vigas in log construction and as joists. Restaurant bar area with vigas and copper roof. Vigas and curved latillas wild. The roof base is normally set up in various tiers but the distinctiveness of the tiers depends on the roof base design.

Latilla vigas entryway shade structure photo 49. Vigas are round beams generally called poles or logs and latillas are small straight sticks. Latillas are layered in a pleasing pattern in between roof posts and sometimes left exposed because of their earthy effect. They are common in southwestern construction and form the ceiling and roof supports system in traditional pueblo architecture.

Vigas latillas great patio photo 50. Or have some other use in mind we carry ponderosa pine vigas in varying diameters and lengths. 6015 las alturas dr las cruces nm 88011 575 522 2852. If you are going to be building a new home search for this type of viga.

Colored latillas great patio photo 51. They last a lot longer and it s a cool classic look. Curved latillas only ones on the planet. Massive vigas guide you through this elegant foyer.

Adobe style homes with wood viga beams projecting through the walls to the outside. Vigas we carry beautiful carved posts to add class to your pergola. In traditional buildings the vigas support latillas which are placed crosswise and upon which the adobe roof is laid often with intermediate layers of brush or soil. Ps if your going to have your vigas stick out of the exterior walls of your house be sure to half wrap them with copper.

A viga is a rafter roofing timber or beam characteristic of southwestern pueblo revival architecture. Latillas are a form of supporting branches that are thin and configure the ceiling of the palapa. Bedroom with hand peeled vigas photo 18 latilla and viga ceiling inside a carefree az. Arches supported by dry vigas.