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  2. American historic carpentry - Wikipedia

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    American historic carpentry is the historic methods with which wooden buildings were built in what is now the United States since European settlement. A number of methods were used to form the wooden walls and the types of structural carpentry are often defined by the wall, floor, and roof construction such as log, timber framed, balloon framed ...

  3. History of construction - Wikipedia

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    The Romans substituted bronze for wood in the roof truss(s) of the Pantheon's portico which was commissioned between 27 BC and 14 AD. The bronze trusses were unique but in 1625 Pope Urban VIII had the trusses replaced with wood and melted the bronze down for other uses. The Romans also made bronze roof tiles.

  4. Augustus and Laura Blaisdell House - Wikipedia

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    The Blaisdell House stands in the village of Chester Depot, at the southwest corner of Depot Street and Railroad Avenue. It is prominently sited on a rise overlooking the village. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, with a front-facing gable roof, clapboard siding, and a foundation of stone and concrete blocks. The main facade faces ...

  5. Home Depot - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. American multinational home improvement supplies retailing company The Home Depot, Inc. An aerial view of a Home Depot in Onalaska, Wisconsin Company type Public Traded as NYSE: HD DJIA component S&P 100 component S&P 500 component Industry Retail (home improvement) Founded February 6 ...

  6. The First Day of Home Depot's Conquest of the Stock Market - AOL

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    Home Depot went public on Sept. 22, 1981, two years after its first stores opened in Atlanta. ... Home Depot shares were worth 17,000% more than they had been on the first day of trading in 1981 ...

  7. Domestic roof construction - Wikipedia

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    A truss roof with tongue and groove sheathing. The gap in the sheathing at the ridge is the space designed to allow natural ventilation. Pre-manufactured roof trusses come in a wide variety of styles. They are designed by the manufacturer for each specific building. Timber trusses also are built in a variety of styles using wood or metal joints.

  8. Residents full of questions for Home Depot - AOL

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    Home Depot plans to hire 150 to 200 part-time and full-time employees in the Moscow store. This topic sparked some debate Friday as the Home Depot officials did not know what percentage of its ...

  9. Truss - Wikipedia

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    The Southern Pacific Railroad bridge in Tempe, Arizona is a 393 meter (1,291 foot) long truss bridge built in 1912. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The structure, still in use today, consists of nine Pratt truss spans of varying lengths.