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2. Rain gutter - Wikipedia

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   Lead guttering: slate and pitched valley gutter flow into parapet gutter, with downpipe and overflow Eaves gutter and downpipe Decorative lead hopper head dated 1662, Durham Castle A rain gutter , eavestrough, eaves-shoot or surface water collection channel is a component of a water discharge system for a building. [ 1 ]

3. The little-known way some insurers try to stay ahead of wildfires

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   The CEO of one company told BI its strategies include using fire-blocking gel and cleaning gutters. ... Preliminary estimates have put insured losses at ... the average home price is $4.5 ...

4. Roof - Wikipedia

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   A roof (pl.: roofs or rooves) is the top covering of a building, including all materials and constructions necessary to support it on the walls of the building or on uprights, providing protection against rain, snow, sunlight, extremes of temperature, and wind. [1]

5. Rainwater harvesting - Wikipedia

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   configuration of domestic rainwater harvesting system in Uganda. [1]Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the collection and storage of rain, rather than allowing it to run off.. Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), aquifer, or a reservoir with percolation, so that it seeps down and restores the ground w

6. Mansard roof - Wikipedia

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   A mansard roof on the Château de Dampierre, by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, great-nephew of François Mansart. A mansard or mansard roof (also called French roof or curb roof) is a multi-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope at a steeper angle than the upper, and often punctured by dormer windows.

7. Crawl space - Wikipedia

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   A crawl space can be susceptible to flooding, a risk that is sometimes mitigated by such measures as using rain drainage such as rain gutters to conduct rainwater away from the house and sloping the earth away from the house. [8] Crawl space wall materials may include, e.g., solid concrete or concrete masonry units. [9]