Langstroth Gabled Roof Plans

We took the same expert design principles we used to design the warre hive roof to craft a 3 4 thick kiln dried western red cedar peaked roof available for either the 8 frame or 10 frame langstroth hive.

Langstroth gabled roof plans.

Besides a table saw you ll need a drill press with 1 and 1 3 8 bits and a router with a straight cutter. Dress 2 pieces of pine to 3 4 thick x 7 1 4 wide x 18 1 8 long. 8 frame langstroth gabled roof plans. Since a summer beehive is loaded with moisture from both bee respiration and drying nectar the hive can quickly become a damp mold infested environment that is not healthy for bees or good for making honey.

The hives are the long langstroth hive with gable roof and screen bottom. The comb cut shingle design echoes our comb cut joint ensuring a cohesive aesthetic for your apiary or garden. A ventilated gabled roof is one of my favorite pieces of beekeeping equipment. The hives are built mostly in accordance with dr.

Cut list for the ten frame langstroth hive. The langstroth peaked roof is 15 off today as part of our independence day sale while the telescoping lid has it s advantages this. Choose from fsc certified clear douglas fir or western red cedar. Fold the corners to avoid sharp edges.

Wrap the flashing over the top of the assembled outer cover. Saved by james billingsley. Our peaked langstroth roof angles steeply for optimal rain run off and is available in 8 or 10 frame size. Illustration by felix freudzon freudzon design.

The design of the box and frames is inspired by the langstroth hive while the horizontal set up and use of burlap above the frames is borrowed from the top bar. Now layout the lines for the end gables by a making a mark 1 1 2 up from the sides of each gable and b making a mark at the peak of the roof. Leo s plans but we did make a few modifications and a few mistakes building them so they re not quite exactly to spec. This is the protective metal roof.

There will be a 7 8 lip folded over the edges of the top. Honey bee hives honey bees bee hive plans clay roof tiles bee boxes living roofs future farms cool roof. Long langstroth plans this is like a mash up of the top bar and the langstroth. The langstroth hive just got a facelift.

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