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2. North Chatham Historic District - Wikipedia

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   The exterior is fitted with clapboard with corresponding corner boards and the roof is covered with standing-seam metal; the cornice is boxed and molded and below it is an unmolded fascia. Windows include single and paired openings fitted with six-over-six sash; the double-leaf entrance doors are spanned by a leaded-glass transom, and sheltered ...

3. Home improvement - Wikipedia

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   The concept of home improvement, home renovation or remodeling is the process of renovating, making improvements or making additions to one's home. [1] Home improvement can consist of projects that upgrade an existing home interior (such as electrical and plumbing), exterior (masonry, concrete, siding, roofing) or other improvements to the property (i.e. garden work or garage maintenance ...

4. Siding (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Siding or wall cladding is the protective material attached to the exterior side of a wall of a house or other building. Along with the roof, it forms the first line of defense against the elements, most importantly sun, rain/snow, heat and cold, thus creating a stable, more comfortable environment on the interior side.

5. Door - Wikipedia

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   New exterior doors are largely defined by the type of materials they are made from: wood, steel, fiberglass, UPVC/vinyl, aluminum, composite, glass (patio doors), etc. A neoclassical wooden iron door in the Palace of São Cristóvão, the former main residence of the Brazilian imperial family with gilded imperial cyphers of Emperor Pedro II of ...

6. Shed - Wikipedia

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   In cold climates, metal sheds with thin walls need to have snow and ice cleared from the roof, because the thin metal may be damaged by a heavy accumulation. Since thin metal sheds weigh much less than wood or PVC plastic sheds, thin metal sheds are more at risk of being damaged by heavy winds. To prevent wind damage, thin metal sheds should be ...

7. Valley View (Romney, West Virginia) - Wikipedia

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   Valley View's house is a two-story brick structure with a rectangular architectural plan and exterior dimensions measuring about 49 by 32 feet (14.9 by 9.8 m). [30] The house's exterior brick walls are 9 inches (23 cm) thick and laid in an American bond. [19] [30] [49] The house is topped with a steep metal gabled roof with standing seam profiles.

8. Roller shutter - Wikipedia

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   A roller shutter, security shutter, coiling door, roller door or sectional overhead door is a specialized type of door or window shutter consisting of multiple horizontal slats, bars, or web systems interconnected through hinges. The mechanism involves lifting the door to open it and lowering it to close.

9. Calumet and Hecla Industrial District - Wikipedia

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   The structure is built of random mine rock with brick arches over the windows with a shed roof. [8] Train bay doors are spanned with cast iron lintels. [8] A later addition from 1902 increased the circumferential span of the building by 55 degrees, adding five train bays. [8]