| 1.2.2 Jamthog Roof |
1. roof |
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1.2 Roof Features |
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| This is another special feature
of the roof and comprises a raised gable roof over the main gable roof of
same length. Historically it is said that to have a Jamthog roof,
one had to be a senior Govt. officer or a person of high social ranking.
The Jamthog may be over a half gable roof as illustrated in photo
1.2.2b or "full" as in photo 1.2.2a. According to Zowu Tshering from
Tsiwu-La, Punakha, traditionally a building with Drey-zhu Rabsel
implied that it was entitled to a Jamthog roof. Traditionally no windows or cornices were provided under the Jamthog. |
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 Photo 1.2.2a Farm house with full Jamthog supplemented by Drey-zhu Rabsel. |
 Photo 1.2.2b Another farmhouse with half Jamthog. |
| The Jamthog roof is permissible on residential, commercial and institutional buildings that have two or more storeys. The Jamthog roof may be allowed to have windows between the roofs without cornices above. |
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