Boomkop3@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 days agoWhy do farms have such tall roofs?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy do farms have such tall roofs?Boomkop3@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 days agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
Cows aren’t super tall, nor is the occasional tractor. Why do barns often have roofs three stories high?
minus-squareVanth@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 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-up0·7 days agoahh, hence the slanted roof! Thank you!
minus-squarejuliebean@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 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