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2. Finial - Wikipedia

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   A finial (from Latin: finis, end) [1] or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature. [ 2 ] In architecture, it is a small decorative device, employed to emphasize the apex of a dome , spire , tower , roof, or gable or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a ...

3. Cresting (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   It became popular in the late 19th century, with mass-produced sheet metal cresting patterns available by the 1890s. [2] Cresting is typically attached to the roof by bolts, and is often installed during construction of the roof, with sealants applied to the roof directly covering the bolts to prevent water penetration and corrosion in these areas.

4. Copper in architecture - Wikipedia

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   A vented copper roof assembly at Oak Ridge National Laboratories (U.S.) substantially reduced heat gain versus stone-coated steel shingle (SR246E90) or asphalt shingle (SR093E89), resulting in lower energy costs. [90] Types of copper roofs include: [91] Standing seam roofing is composed of preformed or field-formed pans. The pans run parallel ...

5. Rebar spacer - Wikipedia

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   Rebar spacers can be divided into three raw materials categories: Concrete spacers; Plastic spacers; Metal spacers; Each of these categories offer advantages which are specific to certain uses. Plastic spacers (manufactured from polymers) offer a classic, fast solutions that is easily laid on form-works. The newest solutions focus on non-PVC ...

6. Carmel-by-the-Sea, a town with no addresses, says the time ...

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   The City Council recently voted to add house numbers, saying not having them has become too dangerous. For more than 100 years, Carmel-by-the-Sea has had no street addresses because residents ...

7. Spire - Wikipedia

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   Rhenish helm: This is a four-sided tower topped with a pyramidal roof. each of the four sides of the roof is rhomboid in form, with the long diagonal running from the apex of roof to one of the corners of the supporting tower; each side of the tower is thus topped with a gable from whose peak a ridge runs to the apex of the roof.