Types Of Roof Designs In Philippines

Architect joel muñoz who specializes in tropical design reveals that our ancestors with their traditional bahay kubo or thatched huts were right from the get go in creating roofs that naturally helped cool their living spaces.

Types of roof designs in philippines.

For rib type designs the price of yero is 120 for 0 4 millimeters 150 for 0 5 millimeters and 180 for 0 6 millimeters. The corrugated type designs are priced as the same with the rib types. The most common profiles are corrugated rib and tile spans. This type comes in a variety of colors and styles and also need little maintenance.

What we describe here is the roof system that goes on most houses except the very high end such as real clay tile or cement tile a few asphalt shingle roofs and the nipa or sheet steel roofs of the ordinary bahay native house. Traditional philippines houses had dos aguas or quatro aguas roofs. These terms are a carryover from the spanish un tejado de dos aguas a simple ridged roof or un tejado de quatro aguas a hip roof. Our traditional vernacular architecture shows very steeply pitched tall organic roofs joel explains.

In terms of aesthetic aspect they are usually coupled in having a traditional look. The millimeters corresponds to the thickness while the price is measured per foot. The older members of my construction crew still understand and use these old spanish terms. Light and earth colored slates also help in reducing the heat absorbed by your space due to its natural reflective properties making it perfect for homes located in areas with warmer climate.

They are known for their wave type appearance and are considered to be the most robust across the different variants of roof designs. Roofing systems have become very standardized in the philippines.