STRUCTURE AND NON STRUCTURE

The main structural system used for the Masjid is a simple post and beam with joints or tanggam. The four original timber posts or columns removed from the former site to the present site were rebuilt on pad footings. Although many renovations were made to the Masjid, the main structure of the main praying area were preserved.

Most of the structural components from the floor to the wall are made of masonry or plastered bricks, whereas the roof is timber. Connections used on the construction varied through time, from mortise and tenon systems to nails and bracket systems were used.

In 1931, this Masjid was made half brick finished with plaster and half-timber wall. The foundation, the floor, the columns and the roofs are the primary structure. Prior to all the additions, Masjid Lama Batu 6 was designed with passive design strategies. The changes occurred when Masjid began to receive donations for the renovations from the late 1950s to meet the community's demands.

Column

Masonry and timber columns are the two types of columns found at Masjid Lama Batu 6. The four soko gurus of Masjid Lama Batu 6, as mentioned in structures, were the original chengal timber columns since 1931. These columns, built of the whole tree, are the primary support for the two-tiered roof structures placed centrally at the main prayer hall. These columns sat on the concrete/masonry pad footings partly embedded in the earth to support the load and prevent movement. Masonry columns are placed in the grid at the perimeter walls of the Masjid to support the end of the lower-tiered roof.

Joinery

Roof

The gentle tajug or Meru roof of Masjid Lama Batu 6 features a twotiered pyramidal roof with the 'original' timber structure retained at the top. The reddish clay roof tiles are of French Marseilles clay tiles, often known as Terracotta tiles. Apart from the original roof of 1931, green zinc roofs were added in the numerous extensions and modifications throughout the years.

Door

The original make of the Masjid in 1931 came with three (3) wooden doors, i.e., one at the rear of the Main prayer as the main entrance and the other two on both sidewalls. The doors came with a simple design with panels and a timber frame. Unfortunately, with the extension of the walls on both sides and the female prayer, these three (3) original doors were removed. In 2021, the doors of Masjid Lama Batu 6 were made of wood and painted in a dark brown colour.

Window

The pictures on the same page showed the initial windows of 1931 Masjid Lama Batu 6. At this time, the windows were a double-leaf panelled windows made of timber framing. Currently, there are (5) types of windows on the Masjid. The windows are louvre windows, sliding windows, timber windows, casement windows and fixed glass panels.