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2. Metal roof - Wikipedia

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   A metal roof is a roofing system featuring metal pieces or tiles exhibiting corrosion resistance, impermeability to water, and long life. It is a component of the building envelope . The metal pieces may be a covering on a structural, non-waterproof roof, or they could be self-supporting sheets.

3. Ice screw - Wikipedia

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   An ice screw. Some modern screws like this one now have a handle to assist entry and removal, whereas early models did not. An ice screw is a threaded tubular screw used as a running belay or anchor by climbers on steep ice surface such as steep waterfall ice or alpine ice during ice climbing or crevasse rescue, to hold the climber in the event of a fall, and at belays as anchor points.

4. Roof shingle - Wikipedia

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   Many shingle installations benefit from being placed on top of an underlayment material such as asphalt felt paper to prevent leaks even from wind driven rain and snow and ice dams in cold climates. At the ridge the shingles on one side of the roof simply extend past the ridge or there is a ridge cap consisting of boards, copper, or lead ...

5. Ice dam (roof) - Wikipedia

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   An ice belt—a band of metal roofing—installed at the eaves helps prevent the formation of ices dams by placing a low-friction surface where ice dams are likely to form. If an ice dam does form, the ice belt may reduce the penetration of standing water. Metal roofs with adequate roof pitch and minimal valleys are effective at shedding snow. [1]

6. Nail (fastener) - Wikipedia

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   Head: round flat metal piece formed at the top of the nail; for increased holding power; Helix: the nail has a square shank that has been twisted, making it very difficult to pull out; often used in decking so they are usually galvanized; sometimes called decking nails; Length: distance from the bottom of the head to the point of a nail

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8. Abalakov thread - Wikipedia

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   An Abalakov thread can be constructed using an ice screw, 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) of appropriate strength cord or webbing, and hook-like Abalakov threading device.. Two holes are drilled in the ice, which interconnect at the ends to form a v-like channel in the

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