2016年7月14日 · Noted for their timber value, many Alerce forests in Chile were heavily logged to extract Alerce wood for building materials, including roof shingles. One account notes that …

2025年2月1日 · The most commonly used wood in Chile is alerce (larch), due to its resistance to moisture, versatility, aesthetic beauty, and ease of manipulation in the form of shingles. …

Fitzroya is a monotypic genus in the cypress family. The single living species, Fitzroya cupressoides, is a tall, long-lived conifer native to the Andes mountains and coastal regions of …

Known as the “redwood of the south,” the alerce is a gargantuan tree that is exceeded in lifespan only by California’s bristlecone pine. The alerce is critical in the struggle to preserve this area. …

Wood shingles are thin, tapered pieces of wood primarily used to cover roofs and walls of buildings to protect them from the weather. Historically shingles, also known as shakes, were …

2018年2月27日 · One of the trademarks of Chilote architecture (and generally across Patagonia) is the use of roof and facade wooden of shingles made from the endemic and magnificent …

2023年11月2日 · El alerce, como madera noble e identitaria de la tejuela (usada como revestimiento de fachadas) hoy solo se consigue de árbol caído y su alta comercialización en …

Why Chile has an Alerce Reserve. When you travel around the south of Chile, you will notice that the houses’ roofs and walls are covered in small wood shingles, all the same size, known as …

This large rural shed, on the outskirts of the town, appears to be a structure from the original 19th century settlers, a testimony to the durability of Alerce shingles covering the siding and the …

traditional residence covered with the weather resistant redwood shingles, from the e Alerce tree.