Iceland Grass Roofed Houses

The first icelandic turf houses generally had a foundation made of flat stones whereupon a wooden frame was built which had to hold the weight of the turf.

Iceland grass roofed houses. Turf also known as sod is a material consisting of grass on top of soil. Here you will find the original. Skogar is a splendidly put together farm cluster on the south coast but is also so. Oak was the preferred timber for building norse halls in scandinavia but native birch had to serve as the primary framing material on the remote island.

Pkdm arkitektar for example modernized the concept of a traditional turf home with its 20 grass roofed bhm vacation cottages in southwest iceland which have front row seats to the aurora. It s flexible so can be rolled up like wallpaper. Amazing turf houses you can visit today keldur in south iceland. Skogar the turfhouse at skogafoss.

Laufás turf house in north iceland. The top layer of the earth is used which is soil that is bound together by grass and plant roots. Keldur is the oldest turf house in iceland and is beautifully. Turf houses are essentially grass roofed houses.

A turf house is a house build with earth with a roof that consists of turf and grass. Laufás turf house in eyjafjörður in north iceland is one of the bigger turf houses. Icelandic turf houses were the product of a difficult climate offering superior insulation compared to buildings solely made of wood or stone and the relative difficulty in obtaining other construction materials in sufficient quantities. 30 of iceland was forested when it was settled mostly with birch.

A list of the beautiful icelandic turf houses which i have visited on my travels in iceland the original turf houses in iceland.