We finally decided to cover our ferrocement roof with anahaw palm leaves to absorb the heat from the sun. Our roof absorbs so much heat due to the El Nino that we feel like we are inside an oven sometimes. With the one layer anahaw leaves covering the entire roof and a temporary tarp covering the skylight because the polycarbonate started to leak a bit, the temperature indoors dropped nicely. Now we no longer feel much of the heat. We spent about thirty-five hundred php for the anahaw and nylon ropes to tie them up. A good price for something that keeps us cool all day. We recycled the old netting we had that covered the old thatch roof. This job took only less than fourteen days. Btw even with the tarp covering the skylight, we can still get a bit of light but not too much to heat up the inside.
I followed your blog from start to finish(blogger) and felt like I made the "journey" with you. I am interested in alternative building methods and your blog is a nice reference(I can't find any Ph based real experience re fc). The house looked nice!
ReplyDeleteI am a bit disappointed with the heat from your fc roof as I am contemplating on having fc roof. Maybe it is the poly-carbonate that is causing the excess heat? Anyway, hope you can update your blog although I know this already 7 yrs old. Best wishes to you and your family.