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2. List of commercially available roofing materials - Wikipedia

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   Roofing material is the outermost layer on the roof of a building, sometimes self-supporting, but generally supported by an underlying structure. A building's roofing material provides shelter from the natural elements. The outer layer of a roof shows great variation dependent upon availability of material, and the nature of the supporting ...

3. Thatching - Wikipedia

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   A thatched roof ensures that a building is cool in summer and warm in winter. Thatch also has very good resistance to wind damage when applied correctly. Thatching materials range from plains grasses to waterproof leaves found in equatorial regions. It is the most common roofing material in the world, because the materials are readily available.

4. Building material - Wikipedia

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   In Europe, thatch roofs on homes were once prevalent but the material fell out of favor as industrialization and improved transport increased the availability of other materials. Today, though, the practice is undergoing a revival. In the Netherlands, for instance, many new buildings have thatched roofs with special ridge tiles on top.

5. Igbo architecture - Wikipedia

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   Igbo Thatched Architecture Exterior A traditional igbo building palm Thatching. Thatch is utilized in Igbo architecture and it is the main traditional roofing method. Materials used in thatching include grass, palm leaves, or reeds, which are layered and woven onto the roof frame to create the thatched roof and bamboo.

6. Category:Roofing materials - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Roofing materials" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

7. Choga (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   grass house) is a term for traditional Korean houses with thatched roofing. The main building materials used to build these houses are straw, wood and soil. [1] [2] Thatched-roofing was especially popular among farmers and low-income classes in traditional Korean society. [3] Certain plants, such as gourds and pumpkins, could be grown on top of ...