JayCee, blogger on Isle of Man, asked in her comment on my last post whether that wriggly tin was the final layer on the roof. People in UK and Europe are accustomed to roofs being tiled.
In case you didn't see my reply, and were, yourself, wondering about our corrugated iron roof here is my reply:
"The wriggly tin* is indeed the roof. The wall cladding is also wriggly tin - same colour. Corrugated iron is a traditional colonial building material out here and this (scoria) the closest colour I could get to old railway goods-sheds. The paint for railway goods-sheds must have fallen off a lot of trucks in the past because tin barns across the countryside bear fading evidence of the colour."
This one locally is on the interestingly named "Dog Point Road".
Here's my actual inspiration for my choice of colour:
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| Cottage at Stavely (Mid-Canterbury) |
...and more examples of its use (new and old)
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| this one is a relocatable cottage built in Christchurch |
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| barn beside State Highway 1 north of Christchurch. I love the sliding barn door |
(* the "tin" is in fact galvanized, ie zinc coated, steel. The colour of the modern variety is baked on.)
Thanks for the explanation. So different to our construction methods although I thought your climate was just as 'diverse'?
ReplyDeleteWe usually build wood framed buildings - earthquake issues with brick and stone. Brick and stone is often used as cladding but it is never holding up the roof - it is just a 'skin'..
DeleteInteresting, because it shows the newness of the development of NZ. So no brickmaking, stone or wood used. Isn't it noisy though when it rains? Love the idea that we who are old get educated along the way by blogs ;)
ReplyDeleteYes NZ houses have used brick, stone, wood (we use loads of wood), cob, according to available local resources and fashions. Earthquakes and building codes mean a lot of engineering goes into modern house design. And no, corrugated iron is not noisy in rain because of all the wooden roof trusses, layers of insulation, plywood, and anti-condensation membranes (and plasterboard on the inside) between inside and the rain.
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