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.

Vigas add beauty and strength to this desert home entry way. 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. Usually the vigas are simply peeled logs with a minimum of woodworking. They are common in southwestern construction and form the ceiling and roof supports system in traditional pueblo architecture.

Latilla vigas entryway shade structure photo 49. They last a lot longer and it s a cool classic look. Traditionally vigas were used to support the roof on these adobe style buildings. A viga is a rafter roofing timber or beam characteristic of southwestern pueblo revival architecture.

Colored latillas great patio photo 51. See this complete patio extreme make over photo 50. Vigas latillas great patio photo 50. Latillas are a form of supporting branches that are thin and configure the ceiling of the palapa.

Arches supported by dry vigas. Today most vigas are more decorative than functional. Drive around the job sites in your area and you just might find your viga man. 6015 las alturas dr las cruces nm 88011 575 522 2852.

The latillas may be hewn boards or in more rustic buildings simply peeled branches. The roof base is normally set up in various tiers but the distinctiveness of the tiers depends on the roof base design. It is common to use vigas in log construction and as joists. If you are going to be building a new home search for this type of viga.

Vigas latillas and cedar stays braided posts. Latillas are layered in a pleasing pattern in between roof posts and sometimes left exposed because of their earthy effect. Adobe style homes with wood viga beams projecting through the walls to the outside. Restaurant bar area with vigas and copper roof.

Curved latillas only ones on the planet. Or have some other use in mind we carry ponderosa pine vigas in varying diameters and lengths. Vigas are round beams generally called poles or logs and latillas are small straight sticks. Bedroom with hand peeled vigas photo 18 latilla and viga ceiling inside a carefree az.