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2. Ladder - Wikipedia

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   The safest angle for a ladder is 75.5°; if it is too shallow, the bottom of the ladder is at risk of sliding, and if it is too steep, the ladder may fall backwards. This angle is achieved by following the 4 to 1 rule for a ladder placed on a vertical wall: for every four feet of vertical height, the ladder foot should move one foot from the wall.

3. Blocking (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Blocking (dwang, nog, noggin, and nogging) is the use of short pieces of dimensional lumber in wood framed construction to brace longer members or to provide grounds for fixings. Uses [ edit ]

4. Framing (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Framing side by side units The erection of a wooden frame in Sabah, Malaysia The construction frames of a residential subdivision in Rogers, Minnesota in 2023. Framing, in construction, is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure, particularly a building, support and shape. [1]

5. Fixed ladder - Wikipedia

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   Fixed ladders are generally made of sturdy materials such as: aluminum or fiberglass, but can also consist of reinforced polymers, stainless steel, hot dipped galvanized steel, or wood. Aluminum: This metal is corrosion-resistant and lightweight, making it an ideal; Steel: Another sturdy metal, steel is also used for fixed ladders. However, it ...

6. History of the lumber industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   However, necessity required clearing the land of timber resulting in an abundance of optimal material for building wood-frame houses. Regarding the architecture of the typical seventeenth century home, the structures were on average one-story structures with a loft accessible via a ladder-like stairway.

7. Inmate who killed Oklahoma girl says if execution could ... - AOL

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   The little girl was beaten with a wooden cutting board, suffocated to death and later raped and mutilated at his apartment in Purcell, a small community about 40 miles south of Oklahoma City, on ...