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Old 15-01-2009, 11:12 AM
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This is a very unusual looking observatory. Just a couple of observations/ questions.

How do you intend to hold down your roof against high speed winds? I thought about this issue a lot when I built and designed my roll off roof. I have often seen a lot of these roofs rolling in a u channel, but thought that this even with lock downs is fraught with all sorts of problems. The largest of which is the roof flying off in heavy winds. Have you a solution?

The other thing that has me intrigued is the way you laid the roof sheets. I note the corrugations do not run down hill but instead run horizontally. This is certainly not the norm. How will the roof drain? Do you have a plan for this?

I do like the way you have kept the walls low. I found that having high walls is ok but is problematic for seeing all the sky.

Keep the images coming.
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