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2. Construction surveying - Wikipedia

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   Based on the use of the stake they are called alignment stakes, offset stakes, grade stakes, and slope stakes. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Survey stakes are markers surveyors use in surveying projects to prepare job sites, mark out property boundaries , and provide information about claims on natural resources like timber and minerals.

3. Roof pitch - Wikipedia

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   The pitch of a roof is its vertical 'rise' over its horizontal 'run’ (i.e. its span), also known as its 'slope'. In the imperial measurement systems, "pitch" is usually expressed with the rise first and run second (in the US, run is held to number 12; [1] e.g., 3:12, 4:12, 5:12). In metric systems either the angle in degrees or rise per unit ...

4. Domestic roof construction - Wikipedia

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   In the UK, a concrete tiled roof would normally have rafters at 600 mm (24 in) centers, roof battens at 300 mm (12 in) centers and ceiling joists at 400 mm (16 in) centers. The United States still uses imperial units of measurement and framing members are typically spaced sixteen or twenty-four inches apart.

5. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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   Monitor roof: A roof with a monitor; 'a raised structure running part or all of the way along the ridge of a double-pitched roof, with its own roof running parallel with the main roof.' Butterfly roof (V-roof, [ 8 ] London roof [ 9 ] ): A V-shaped roof resembling an open book.

6. Building - Wikipedia

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   A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls, usually standing permanently in one place, [1] such as a house or factory. [1] Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for numerous factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and ...

7. When should you remove snow and icicles from your roof? - AOL

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   A frosty sunset is seen through icicles in Peremilovo village, 65 km (40,6 miles) north of Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Temperatures in the Moscow region on Sunday dropped to -12 degree ...