How To Build A Japanese Pagoda Roof

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How to build a japanese pagoda roof.

I want to see thus my post here. Start by building a foundation for your house. Attach a level to a straight 2 4 and mark the bottom of each post level with your height mark against the house. Place a ring of oak wood planks around the outside of the rectangle.

Place a 3x4 rectangle of oak logs. Next fill the holes with 4 inches of gravel. Measure and cut four pieces of dowel and glue over the roof joins. Modeling a pagoda roof.

I want to model a japanese roof for which the roof sections are not planes but dished just as pagoda and temple roofs were built 1500 years ago. To keep the roof of the pergola even and level across the whole topside you ll need to cut each post exactly. Place a ring of oak wood slabs. Attach a small decorative feature to each corner of the roof.

There should be a three block gap between each log. This creates the raised look typical of the japanese pagoda. Measure and cut four pieces of dowel and glue along the roof edging. In each hole place a post that s at least 8 by 8 inches wide and 10 feet tall before nailing in brace boards at a 30 degree angle.

Measure down 10 1 2 in. Fill in the rectangle with oak wood planks. By gene davis mon feb 11 2008 7 53 pm. From the top of your fascia board for the cutoff height of your columns 95 in.