How To Build A Vigas And Latillas Roof

Vigas we carry beautiful carved posts to add class to your pergola.

How to build a vigas and latillas roof.

Latillas are a form of supporting branches that are thin and configure the ceiling of the palapa. Traditionally vigas were used to support the roof on these adobe style buildings. Bedroom with hand peeled vigas photo 18 latilla and viga ceiling inside a carefree az. Vigas are round beams generally called poles or logs and latillas are small straight sticks.

Usually the vigas are simply peeled logs with a minimum of woodworking. Restaurant bar area with vigas and copper roof. Adobe style homes with wood viga beams projecting through the walls to the outside. Vigas add beauty and strength to this desert home entry way.

Drive around the job sites in your area and you just might find your viga man. Vigas and curved latillas wild. Or have some other use in mind we carry ponderosa pine vigas in varying diameters and lengths. The latillas may be hewn boards or in more rustic buildings simply peeled branches.

A viga is a rafter roofing timber or beam characteristic of southwestern pueblo revival architecture. 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. See this complete patio extreme make over photo 50. Arches supported by dry vigas.

Curved latillas only ones on the planet. It is common to use vigas in log construction and as joists. Massive vigas guide you through this elegant foyer. 6015 las alturas dr las cruces nm 88011 575 522 2852.

If you are going to be building a new home search for this type of viga. Latillas are layered in a pleasing pattern in between roof posts and sometimes left exposed because of their earthy effect. Latilla vigas entryway shade structure photo 49. They last a lot longer and it s a cool classic look.

Today most vigas are more decorative than functional. Vigas latillas and cedar stays braided posts. Colored latillas great patio photo 51. 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.