Detail of Sod Roof at Straumen Farm, Northern Norway ...
All of the buildings at the Straumen Farm in Northern Norway have sod rooves. These rooves have a layer of birch bark which is covered with sod. In this image you can see the birch bark at the bottom of the sod. The sod is alive with moss, lichen, grasses and other plants growing on it. Rooves built...
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University of Alberta Library
2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/r3-yvtt-rk55 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/ee757bbb-eed6-4c08-8ceb-b47a32f666c8 |
| Summary: | All of the buildings at the Straumen Farm in Northern Norway have sod rooves. These rooves have a layer of birch bark which is covered with sod. In this image you can see the birch bark at the bottom of the sod. The sod is alive with moss, lichen, grasses and other plants growing on it. Rooves built in this way can last 50 - 70 years. ... |
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