Rounded Roof Barn

Round roof barns without sidewalls became increasingly common after 1945 imitating the design of the popular world war ii quonset hut.

Rounded roof barn.

See more ideas about quonset homes building a house quonset hut homes. Are also used but not as often. The round roof is considered to be a barn type but many different barn types have been roofed or re roofed with round roofs of laminated rafters. Castlebrook barns is a horse barn manufacturer located in southern california we provide horse barns for sale to customers throughout the united states.

If you segment the roof into a bunch of pie shapes though you can use other panels as well. For more information call 800 522 2767 horse barns. Most common roof types used on barns are gable gambrel shed salt box roofs but other styles such as hip roof round roof etc. Structurally your options include putting the roof panels just over a framing system.

To make a truly round roof in metal you need eitehr tapered panels or some of the metal panels will work. Far different in appearance from the boxy shaped roofs common on buildings in the 80s the earliest curved roofs example the round roof barn was first seen in the 1920s. Many barn type roofs have been re roofed with round roofs or laminated rafters. Dec 31 2018 explore design ideas s board curved barrel roof barn followed by 132 people on pinterest.