Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

I have a huge 50x50 meter interior compound. Its surrounded by an earthen berm, a dry moat, and another earthen berm with a core wood pole as a bridge. Nothing gets inside the compound or can damage interior stone work by throwing rocks. I have 2nd floor hearths on stone floors supported by stone columns for each of the bed rooms and I have a 3rd floor attic with thatch above that and have occasionally had to repair a slight amount of damage to the stone floors the hearths sit on.

I also have a stone tower in the mountains that I claimed and converted into a taming base for wolves. I had to repair damage to the top row of stones every few game days until I topped the stone tower with thatch. Game is currently over 1,500 days.

Not sure what's going on with your game, but stonework simply does not get damaged by weather in the vanilla game. If you're not using mods, you could be experiencing a weird bug. If you are using mods, I'd check there.

Originally posted by Tom:

I assume if he is asking about this, he's no where near being able to build with stone yet.

It's still worth mentioning exceptions.

Wooden floor pieces do not count as roof tiles, but stone floor pieces do.

A floor tile is not counted as a ceiling by the game. Only shingle and thatch pieces protect the structure under it from weathering (and the player from experiencing the wet effects). I've never been able to use a stone floor as a roof either as the stone floor tiles do occasionally need repair.

Floors never counted as roof pieces. Only items that play by that rule are stone pieces and stone is picky when off the ground. you will have to use roof pieces as a cap. OR use existing world items (like swamp terrain trees or Mistlands giant cragrocks)

ok so gotta have a layer of thatch somewere above my building then got it

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

A floor tile is not counted as a ceiling by the game. Only shingle and thatch pieces protect the structure under it from weathering (and the player from experiencing the wet effects). I've never been able to use a stone floor as a roof either as the stone floor tiles do occasionally need repair.

Stone tiles are fine, my workshop always has those

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

I've never been able to use a stone floor as a roof either as the stone floor tiles do occasionally need repair.

I have a huge fortified compound with two all-stone gatehouses and six all-stone towers, all using stone floor tiles for roofs. I've never once ever had this problem in over 800 in-game days. The only time the stonework has ever needed to be repaired is when the greydwarfs in the neighboring black forest run out to smack the walls or if they get damaged from raids.

Originally posted by TVMAN:

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

I've never been able to use a stone floor as a roof either as the stone floor tiles do occasionally need repair.

I have a huge fortified compound with two all-stone gatehouses and six all-stone towers, all using stone floor tiles for roofs. I've never once ever had this problem in over 800 in-game days. The only time the stonework has ever needed to be repaired is when the greydwarfs in the neighboring black forest run out to smack the walls or if they get damaged from raids.

I have a huge 50x50 meter interior compound. Its surrounded by an earthen berm, a dry moat, and another earthen berm with a core wood pole as a bridge. Nothing gets inside the compound or can damage interior stone work by throwing rocks. I have 2nd floor hearths on stone floors supported by stone columns for each of the bed rooms and I have a 3rd floor attic with thatch above that and have occasionally had to repair a slight amount of damage to the stone floors the hearths sit on.

I also have a stone tower in the mountains that I claimed and converted into a taming base for wolves. I had to repair damage to the top row of stones every few game days until I topped the stone tower with thatch. Game is currently over 1,500 days.

Originally posted by TVMAN:

Wooden floor pieces do not count as roof tiles, but stone floor pieces do.

I assume if he is asking about this, he's no where near being able to build with stone yet.