Karo custom homes, there are several types, namely:
Gerga, was the residence of the King, with the full meaning of the carving.
Striped come on, have a form similar to Gerga, so sometimes a punctate Come being equal with Labu Gerga.Si Jabu, meaning "eight Home " or true meaning meaning " " family of eight in one kinship.
Custom House Si Labu Jabu is the other name of Gerga Striped or come on. Custom House Si Labu Jabu is the most can still be found in some areas customary Taneh Karo. Tens Jabu, it means in one House consists of 10 families in one kinship. Is larger than The Pumpkin Jabu Jabu, Two Tens. inside there are 12 families in one kinship. Don't have a room like
the Custom House Si Labu Jabu Jabu. and ten Tens Enem Jabu, probably the highest custom homes in Indonesia. In occupied by 16 families in one kinship. Because this is Jabu Sepuluenem custom homes, possibly the largest Karo
Sepuluenem Jabu this could just be a Karo people Royal Palace inhabited by the Royal family in the past. The Enem Jabu, custom homes smaller than si Labu Jabu, and inhabited by 6 families in one kinship.
The Four Jabu, custom homes that are very small, and is inhabited by four families in one kinship. Jambur is a Customary Meeting Hall. Karo-shaped building custom homes with straw roofs, are the implementation of customary occasions (customary marriage, customary mourning) and other community activities. Jambur is also used to place young children sleep. The youths are responsible for the security of their hometown. The young man did not deserve to sleep with her parents in one disekat-sekat and narrow netting. Therefore the youths slept in Jambur. In addition Jambur also became a means for other village youths stay if kemalaman on the way, or the young man who came on a trip to see the adulation his heart called naki-naki.
Griten (Geriten), building custom place save the skull family who have died. Consists of 2 floors and the shape of the stage, standing on the poles of the building. Sapo Page, means barns. Forms such as custom homes. Being on the front page of custom homes. Same as Geriten, Sapo Page consists of two floors and stands at the top of the mast.
The lower floor was not walled. This space is used for seating, rest and as a living room. The upper floor serves to store rice. Dimples, also used as a granary. Keben, used for storage of rice, an important part of culture Karo, because rice is the level of status that indicates a person's wealth.