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Roofing
Referring to the construction and/or tiling of rooves on buildings and other structures.
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jointed cruck
Construction; Roofing
A cruck with joints to the main members. To extend the length of the timbers or alter the shapes.
zed purlins
Construction; Roofing
Cold rolled sections in the form of a letter "Z". Used mainly in large roofs and as wall girts. Zeds have the ability to overlap at the joints giving them a great strength advantage over the Cee ...
wood shakes
Construction; Roofing
A roof covering made out of small wooden pieces lapped in a similar manner to roof slates.
whaleback roof
Construction; Roofing
A pitched roof that has slight convex curves to the top surfaces. Depending on the amount of curve and the ratio of width to height they can range from almost a semicircle to a gothic arch.
wind brace
Construction; Roofing
A structural member that stiffens a structure against the forces of the wind. It can be timber or metal, strut (in compression) or a tie (in tension).
westminster hall roof
Construction; Roofing
The oldest and largest example of hammer beam roof, built to cover the large hall of Westminster Palace in London.
wattle and daub
Construction; Roofing
A method of building walls using interlaced thin lathes or branches (wattles) that are roughly plastered over with clay (daub) typically as infill panels between timber framing.
