I don t know why this was so common in desert areas in the 1950s and 1960s.
Japanese house rocks on roof.
It aided in keeping the house sturdy in the face of earthquakes and wind.
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Another of the repercussions of the invention of the hidden roof was the role change undergone by struts called nakazonae 中備 中具.
Process of building japanese wooden house construction start to finish wood things is a channel that show all wood works.
In the old days the walls of houses were made of woven bamboo plastered with earth on both sides.
14 responses to why rocks on the roof lc whittle says.
Our house in albuquerque which is a high mountain desert had red lava rock on the roof when we bought it.
March 11th 2010 at 9 22 am.
Favorite answer in the japanese feudal era placing rocks on the roof was a tool in building houses.
Nakazonae are intercolumnar struts provided in the intervals between bracket complexes tokyō at religious buildings in japan.
Ridiculous considering how high the winds get here.