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2. Soffit - Wikipedia

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   A soffit is an exterior architectural feature, generally the horizontal, aloft underside of the roof edge. Its archetypal form, sometimes incorporating or implying the projection of rafters or trusses over the exterior of supporting walls, is the underside of eaves (to connect a supporting wall to projecting edge(s) of the roof ).

3. Domestic roof construction - Wikipedia

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   A more recent design is the installation of a roof deck with foil-backed foam along with a second deck that is air-gapped away from the foil-backed foam to allow air to flow vertically to a ventilation outlet at the peak of the roof—it is a double-deck design with an air gap. This design improves efficiency. [13]

4. Eaves - Wikipedia

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   The secondary function is to control solar penetration as a form of passive solar building design; the eaves overhang can be designed to adjust the building's solar gain to suit the local climate, the latitude, and orientation of the building. [5] The eaves overhang may also shelter openings to ventilate the roof space. [6]

5. Lookout (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   In this example the lookouts are covered when the soffit is finished, as can be seen on the right hand side of the image. A lookout , [ 1 ] lookout rafter or roof outlooker [ 2 ] is a wooden joist that extends in cantilever out from the exterior wall (or wall plate) of a building, supporting the roof sheathing and providing a nailing surface ...

6. File : Soffit box example with kitchen vent hoods.jpg

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7. 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.