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  2. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Cross hipped: The result of joining two or more hip roof sections together, forming a T or L shape for the simplest forms, or any number of more complex shapes. Satari: A Swedish variant on the monitor roof; a double hip roof with a short vertical wall usually with small windows, popular from the 17th century on formal buildings.

  3. 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]

  4. Duplex (building) - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, the term duplex is sometimes used by property professionals such as architects and estate agents and refers only to a flat or apartment on two floors connected by an inner staircase though many newer apartments have open-plan designs including mezzanines. The far more commonly used term is 'maisonette' meaning two ...

  5. Flat roof - Wikipedia

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    Green planted roofs: A green roof is a roof that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. A green roof typically consists of many layers, including an insulation layer; a waterproof membrane, often vinyl; a drainage layer, usually made of lightweight gravel, clay, or plastic ...

  6. Cast-in-place concrete - Wikipedia

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    Cast-in-place concrete or Cast-in-situ concrete is a technology of construction of buildings where walls and slabs of the buildings are cast at the site in formwork. [1] This differs from precast concrete technology where slabs are cast elsewhere and then brought to the construction site and assembled. [ 2 ]

  7. Roof insurance: ACV vs. replacement cost - AOL

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    So, for example, if your property is insured for $300,000 and wind from a tropical storm damages the roof, you would need to pay $15,000 out of pocket before your insurance covers the rest if you ...

  8. Hip roof - Wikipedia

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    A hip roof on a varied plan, "h" denotes a hip, "v" denotes a valley. A hip roof is self-bracing, requiring less diagonal bracing than a gable roof. Hip roofs are thus much more resistant to wind damage than gable roofs. Hip roofs have no large, flat, or slab-sided ends to catch wind and are inherently much more stable than gable roofs.

  9. Real Estate & Property Taxes — What’s the Difference? - AOL

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    Real estate taxes and property taxes can be a confusing concept to research on the broadest level. Many readers find articles that use both of the terms (property taxes and real estate taxes)...