Boomkop3@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 month agoWhy do farms have such tall roofs?message-squaremessage-square6 fedilinkarrow-up117file-text
arrow-up117message-squareWhy do farms have such tall roofs?Boomkop3@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 month agomessage-square6 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
Cows aren't super tall, nor is the occasional tractor. Why do barns often have roofs three stories high?
minus-squareVanth@reddthat.comhexbear11·1 month agoYou need height if you want to build a structure with a large area and not a ton of internal columns for support. linkfedilink
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comhexagonhexbear1·1 month agoahh, hence the slanted roof! Thank you! linkfedilink
minus-squarejuliebean@lemm.eehexbear2·1 month agoslanted roof also gets the rain and snow off. there's a reason flat rooved architectural styles are more popular in warm, dry environments linkfedilink
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comhexagonhexbear1·1 month agoless maintainance again! Nice! linkfedilink
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!