su cosa es mi cosa

in the central americas there are 3 grades of walls and 3 grades of roofs. what ones house is constructed of is a simple indicator of one's land wealth: the best roof to have is solid sheets of a corigated compact asbestos material that is essentially unbreakable; if thats out of your budget then clay fired tiles (pictured here) is the way to go (rats - and i mean BIG rats- are want to live within their grooves), there can be an occasional leak with these and breaking is not uncommon; the lowest grade roof to have is corigated tin sheets, these will rust and spring leaks rappidly. the best constructed walls are of cedar block; the next step down is well mixed mud bricks with a thick layer of adobe coating the walls; the lowest grade is simple 2nd hand wood planks (pictured here) though sometimes earth patch is used to fill in the bigger gaps.