MCQ
Q.
Patod houses found in Rajasthan are made up of?
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Patod:
- On the outskirts of the pink city of Jaipur, one often comes across these stone slab houses.
- These homes known as Patod are entirely made using slabs of the pink sandstone known as Jodpuri patti.
- The basic framework remains the same throughout, the infill to cover this frame can be made using any natural building technique suitable to the region.
- These natural buildings could be an excellent solution for disaster management and emergency housing due to their ease and speed of construction.
- These are also cost-effective.
- These unique sensibilities in design and construction can only be found in the deepest hearts of our villages.
Thus, Patod houses found in Rajasthan are made up of pink sandstone.
Construction:
- The stone slabs to be used are cut and shaped beforehand and brought to the site to be assembled.
- The columns go 2’ below the ground and are erected perfectly vertical and packed well in the ground.
- The grooves on the top of the column are meant to accommodate the rafters.
- The stone slabs for the roofing are laid on top of the rafters overlapping each other.
- These are also adjusted by placing a few small stones between the gaps of the rafters and the roofing slabs to give a better hold.
- These roofs, being monolith stone slabs do not require a steep 45° slope saving on the usage of more materials.
- There may be a few small gaps in between these roofing slabs.
- To prevent leakages, the joints between the two slabs are sealed with lime ‘bagra’.
- Sometimes these slabs are covered with a thatch of kuncha reeds (saccharum munja)
