<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><span style="font-family: SourceSansProRegular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Hi all, </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: SourceSansProRegular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><font face="SourceSansProRegular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">I forward a petition from a Spanish architect who wants to know if his idea has been tried, and if it worked.</span></font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><font face="SourceSansProRegular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><font face="SourceSansProRegular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">He is planning to build a Load-bearing SB home. The roof will have two “waters” (what is that called in english?)- creating a triangular gap on both sides of the roof. </span></span></font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><font face="SourceSansProRegular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></span></font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><font face="SourceSansProRegular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">He wants to try to put the main beam (Spanish architecture </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">doesn’t use triangular rafters, but a main roof beam, with the other beams resting on it) directly on the bales. His idea is to put a wooden panel on top of each row that is above the roof-plate, until reaching the main beam- using very well compressed bales.</span></font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><font face="SourceSansProRegular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><font face="SourceSansProRegular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Has anyone tried this? </span></font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><font face="SourceSansProRegular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><font face="SourceSansProRegular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Here is a drawing of the idea:</span></font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><font face="SourceSansProRegular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><img height="631" width="965" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="4120CDDD-84C4-49BC-A978-8DF22FB6114B" src="cid:1408E1ED-468D-4B71-A637-21AFE4C40524" class=""></div></body></html>