How To Build A Vigas And Latillas Roof

The latillas may be hewn boards or in more rustic buildings simply peeled branches.

How to build a vigas and latillas roof.

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. They last a lot longer and it s a cool classic look. Latillas are a form of supporting branches that are thin and configure the ceiling of the palapa. A viga is a rafter roofing timber or beam characteristic of southwestern pueblo revival architecture.

Today most vigas are more decorative than functional. Or have some other use in mind we carry ponderosa pine vigas in varying diameters and lengths. Vigas add beauty and strength to this desert home entry way. Latilla vigas entryway shade structure photo 49.

Vigas latillas and cedar stays braided posts. Colored latillas great patio photo 51. See this complete patio extreme make over photo 50. Restaurant bar area with vigas and copper roof.

Bedroom with hand peeled vigas photo 18 latilla and viga ceiling inside a carefree az. 6015 las alturas dr las cruces nm 88011 575 522 2852. Vigas are round beams generally called poles or logs and latillas are small straight sticks. Traditionally vigas were used to support the roof on these adobe style buildings.

Arches supported by dry vigas. Drive around the job sites in your area and you just might find your viga man. It is common to use vigas in log construction and as joists. 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.

Curved latillas only ones on the planet. 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. Massive vigas guide you through this elegant foyer.

Latillas are layered in a pleasing pattern in between roof posts and sometimes left exposed because of their earthy effect. Usually the vigas are simply peeled logs with a minimum of woodworking. Vigas and curved latillas wild. If you are going to be building a new home search for this type of viga.