How To Build A Vigas And Latillas Roof

Arches supported by dry vigas.

How to build a vigas and latillas roof.

Vigas add beauty and strength to this desert home entry way. Vigas and curved latillas wild. Massive vigas guide you through this elegant foyer. Latillas are a form of supporting branches that are thin and configure the ceiling of the palapa.

The latillas may be hewn boards or in more rustic buildings simply peeled branches. They are common in southwestern construction and form the ceiling and roof supports system in traditional pueblo architecture. Curved latillas only ones on the planet. Today most vigas are more decorative than functional.

Vigas latillas great patio photo 50. See this complete patio extreme make over photo 50. Latillas are layered in a pleasing pattern in between roof posts and sometimes left exposed because of their earthy effect. Colored latillas great patio photo 51.

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. Usually the vigas are simply peeled logs with a minimum of woodworking. 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.

Bedroom with hand peeled vigas photo 18 latilla and viga ceiling inside a carefree az. Drive around the job sites in your area and you just might find your viga man. If you are going to be building a new home search for this type of viga. A viga is a rafter roofing timber or beam characteristic of southwestern pueblo revival architecture.

The roof base is normally set up in various tiers but the distinctiveness of the tiers depends on the roof base design. 6015 las alturas dr las cruces nm 88011 575 522 2852. Restaurant bar area with vigas and copper roof. They last a lot longer and it s a cool classic look.

Traditionally vigas were used to support the roof on these adobe style buildings. Latilla vigas entryway shade structure photo 49. Vigas we carry beautiful carved posts to add class to your pergola. Vigas are round beams generally called poles or logs and latillas are small straight sticks.