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