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[50] State-Roofed House

The name of this house is state-roofed house. With the meaning of materials used for roof, this roof is used with shingles of tree planks of 4~5cm thickness and 20~40cm horizontally/vertically in areas of Samcheok or Taebaek of Gangwon-do.

During the winter, the cold wind is blocked due to the roof that is stacked with shingles, and it raises thermal effect of making the inside of the house warm. Also, the characteristic of the state-roofed house is that the room, kitchen, and barn are all connected, so that all the living can be done in one area in the cold winter.