The new roof, corrugated galvanized panel, not likley to rust
The dogtrot at Two Mile has a new roof over the breezeway that joins the two cabins and makes the breeze way.
The roof line of the dogtrot was one I tinkered with during the initial design. The original design, and one often favored in traditional dogtrots is a single unified roof line. In my early 3-D renderings, I explored alternative roof lines that were unified, higher and lower than the other roofs.
In the first construction, I opted for a lowered center roof and built it using lattice to offer both shade and light in the center space.
Last last year, I took down the lattice during some repair and adjustment to the center breezeway due to settling of the two cabins. I debated a number of materials for the new roof, including tongue and groove, PVC, and polycarbonate.
I returned to the original design by Stephen Aktinson, shows his Zachary House is sheathed in corrugated metal, and chose that material for the roof. Later this fall, I will replace the lattice skirting with the same material.
PS: Tin Roof, Rusted is the line at the end of the B-52′s song Love Shack. (See the 2009 CMA awards covered by Sugarland featuring the B 52′s here Pop culture suggests it means this. (really?)
An early design with a raised center roof
The settled on design, using lattice for the center roof
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Nice work – did you fasten directly to the rafters or add sheeting underneath?
right to the rafters. Wanted to keep weight low and the cross rafters serve the function of purlins.