Icelandic roofs of grass have an enormous cultural and historical importance.

Icelandic roofs of grass have an enormous cultural and historical importance. Natural roofs made from peat are part of the old Nordic traditions in Scandinavia, Iceland and Scotland. Nowadays it is applied to buildings because it is durable and has some roughness. On a peat roof you see that the grass is longer and rougher than normal grass roofs and it requires little maintenance.