Roof - Recovered Wood & Felt

The roof of the Goat House was constructed from oriented strand board, lightweight roofing felt, and discarded lumber from Georgia Tech's Homecoming Floats. Designed by Jamie Frazier, the roof was constructed in approximately forty-five minutes using the combined labor of two people. Initial ideas for the roof included shingling over the felt with recovered wood pallet slats or discarded three-ring binders, but we elected to forego shingling the roof since the structure was intended to be temporary.

 

 

The most striking factor about the construction of the roof was the speed with which it could be constructed compared to the walls, as well as the reduced labor requirements. These differences could be attributed in part to the fact that one student in the class has years of experience in roof installation. However, there was no denying that using new instead of recovered materials and standard rather than alternative construction techniques also speeded the process. The most valuable lesson learned from the roof was that standard construction practices have evolved to maximize construction efficiency, and alternative or green materials and practices must similarly evolve before they can be used cost-effectively in construction.

 

 

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