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  2. Domestic roof construction - Wikipedia

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    Building codes in the U.S. specify ventilation rates as a minimum of 1 sq ft (0.093 m 2) of opening per 150 sq ft (14 m 2) (1:150) with a ratio of 1:300 in some conditions. [8] Warm air rises, so ceiling insulation is designed to have a higher r-value and the insulation is often installed between the ceiling joists or rafters.

  3. Lofting - Wikipedia

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    Two men cutting templates in the mold loft, Tyneside Shipyards, 1943 As ship design evolved from craft to science, designers learned various ways to produce long curves on a flat surface. Generating and drawing such curves became a part of ship lofting; "lofting" means drawing full-sized patterns, so-called because it was often done in large ...

  4. Timber framing - Wikipedia

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    A simple timber frame made of straight vertical and horizontal pieces with a common rafter roof without purlins. The term box frame is not well defined and has been used for any kind of framing (with the usual exception of cruck framing). The distinction presented here is that the roof load is carried by the exterior walls.

  5. Mezzanine - Wikipedia

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    A mezzanine (/ ˌ m ɛ z ə ˈ n iː n /; or in Italian, a mezzanino) [1] is an intermediate floor in a building which is partly open to the double-height ceilinged floor below, or which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, a loft with non-sloped walls. However, the term is often used loosely for the floor above the ground ...

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    7. Denver Broncos (9-6), wild card No. 3: They had a win-and-in scenario Thursday to stamp their first postseason trip since winning Super Bowl 50 nine years ago. Still, one more win will advance ...

  7. Orlando Magic share condolences following former player Janis ...

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    The Orlando Magic, along with the entire basketball community, expressed their deep condolences on social media following the tragic death of Latvian basketball star and NBA player Janis Timma.His ...

  8. Truss - Wikipedia

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    Truss derives from the Old French word trousse, from around 1200 AD, which means "collection of things bound together". [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The term truss has often been used to describe any assembly of members such as a cruck frame [ 7 ] [ 8 ] or a couple of rafters.

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