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  2. Saddle roof - Wikipedia

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    A saddle roof is a roof form which follows a convex curve about one axis and a concave curve about the other. The hyperbolic paraboloid form has been used for roofs at various times since it is easily constructed from straight sections of lumber, steel, or other conventional materials. [1] The term is used because the form resembles the shape ...

  3. Cricket (roofing) - Wikipedia

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    In some cases, a cricket can be used to transition from one roof area to another. On low-slope and flat roofs with parapet walls, crickets are commonly used to divert water to the drainage, against or perpendicular to the main roof slope. The pitch of a cricket is sometimes the same as the rest of the roof, but not always. For Steep-slope roofs ...

  4. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Gable (ridged, dual-pitched, peaked, saddle, pack-saddle, saddleback, [5] span roof [6]): A simple roof design shaped like an inverted V. Cross gabled: The result of joining two or more gabled roof sections together, forming a T or L shape for the simplest forms, or any number of more complex shapes.

  5. List of hyperboloid structures - Wikipedia

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    Hyperbolic paraboloid saddle roof on train station Church Army Chapel, Blackheath: 1963 Blackheath, south east London United Kingdom: Hyperbolic paraboloid saddle roof on church E.T. Spashett: Kobe Port Tower: 1963 Kōbe Japan: Hyperboloid observation tower 108 m (354 ft) Nikken Sekkei Company: Saint Louis Science Center's James S. McDonnell ...

  6. Domestic roof construction - Wikipedia

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    Section view through a house roof drawing showing names for parts of the structure. [clarification needed] (UK and Australia). Ctrs. means centers, a typical line to which carpenters layout framing. Domestic roof construction is the framing and roof covering which is found on most detached houses in cold and temperate climates. [1]

  7. Byre-dwelling - Wikipedia

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    Engadine house in Ardez. The Engadine house which emerged in the 15th/16th centuries, especially in the Engadine, is a typical byre-dwelling.It is a solid, stone building, usually with a wooden core, which comprises domestic and working areas, one behind the other, under a single, broad saddle roof.

  8. Batak architecture - Wikipedia

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    The roof is the dominant feature of the house, sometimes being as tall as 15 metres high, against the supports and walls, both around 1.5 metres each. The most basic house, known as rumah beru-beru, has a basic hip and saddle roof. [8] The rumah tersek has a double-storied roof with a saddle roof on top of the lower part.

  9. Index of construction articles - Wikipedia

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