Boomkop3@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 16 days agoWhy do farms have such tall roofs?message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareWhy do farms have such tall roofs?Boomkop3@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 16 days agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
Cows aren’t super tall, nor is the occasional tractor. Why do barns often have roofs three stories high?
minus-squareVanth@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·16 days agoYou need height if you want to build a structure with a large area and not a ton of internal columns for support.
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 days agoahh, hence the slanted roof! Thank you!
minus-squarejuliebean@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 days agoslanted roof also gets the rain and snow off. there’s a reason flat rooved architectural styles are more popular in warm, dry environments
You need height if you want to build a structure with a large area and not a ton of internal columns for support.
ahh, hence the slanted roof! Thank you!
slanted roof also gets the rain and snow off. there’s a reason flat rooved architectural styles are more popular in warm, dry environments
less maintainance again! Nice!