Fill any cracks with snow fill any open cracks with snow and smooth the inside of the igloo to.
How to put a roof on an igloo.
An experienced igloo builder will stack individual blocks up in a spiral going round and round gently inwards at each spiral until the curved roof is complete.
Traditionally an igloo might be deliberately consolidated immediately after construction by making a large flame with a kudlik qulliq stone lamp briefly making the interior very hot which causes the walls to melt slightly and settle.
Unfortunately i did not take a picture just before the final blocks were added.
An igloo that is built correctly will support the weight of a person standing on the roof.
The makings on an igloo only the roof to go.
I continued building upwards until it was time to install the final 2 roof cap blocks to seal the whole thing up.
A properly constructed igloo can have an inner temperature ranging from 7 c 19 f to 16 c 61 f even if the.
The blocks stay upright while leaning on each other which means the resulting curved structure is remarkably strong.
A dome shaped structure built from blocks of snow also referred to as a snow house.