Roofing

Roofing

Referring to the construction and/or tiling of rooves on buildings and other structures.

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Roofing

A rafter that follows the same line as the common rafters, but it meets a hip instead of the ridge board. As a result it is shorter than the common rafters and has an inclined side or cheek cut where ...

Iron roof truss

Construction; Roofing

A roof truss made out of either wrought iron, cast iron or more likely a combination or the two. Capable of large spans and often highly decorated.

Helm roof

Construction; Roofing

A roof usually to a rectangular tower that has four gables with the ridges riseing from the gables to give the effect of a sharpened stake. Used on steeples.

Hampton Court Palace roof

Construction; Roofing

The second largest example of a hammer beam roof in the UK, built to cover the great hall of Henry V111's Tudor Palace at Hampton Court on the banks of the Thames near London, UK.

Hammer post

Construction; Roofing

A vertical post from the open end of the hammer beam to the principal rafter.

Hammer beam truss

Construction; Roofing

The ultimate development of timber roof truss design before the advent of modern materials, the hammer beam truss uses hammer beams extending a short way out from the walls to create an open and ...