lmcdoss wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2026 8:36 am
They are still Noah Hoover. There is no way to be more conservative tech wise if there is no engines used already.
It’s always possible - for example there’s a group in Missouri attempting to use more traditional / primitive forms of roofing (thatch roof instead of asphalt shingles)
With all the regulations local municipalities impose on homeowners, I can't imagine that would fly anywhere.
There is absolutely nothing either in municipal limits where I am or out in the township that would prohibit a thatch roof.
Biggest problems Hoovers / Swartzies usually run into is attempts to prohibit outhouses, despite it being illegal to do so.
JohnH wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2026 12:36 pm
There is absolutely nothing either in municipal limits where I am or out in the township that would prohibit a thatch roof.
Thatched roofs do not comply with the Residential Code of Ohio or the Ohio Building Code. They can be approved only if there is an alternative engineered design by a registered design professional, or a research report or listing from an approved evaluation service.
Whether that prohibition is enforced in your jurisdiction is a separate issue.