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  2. Roof pitch - Wikipedia

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    Display of roof pitches 1:12 through 18:12 A roof made of thatch, one of the oldest roofing materials, needs a steep pitch to drain properly Some types of stone roof have a very restrictive roof pitch, which can lead to leaking Working on roofs with pitches too steep for safety requires a staging of scaffolding boards secured with roof brackets ...

  3. List of commercially available roofing materials - Wikipedia

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    Standing-seam metal roof with concealed fasteners. Mechanically seamed metal with concealed fasteners contains sealant in seams for use on very low sloped roofs, suitable for roofs of low pitch such as 0.5/12 to 3/12 pitch. Flat-seam metal with or without soldered seams. Steel coated with a coloured alloy of zinc and aluminium. Stone-coated ...

  4. Flat roof - Wikipedia

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    A flat roof is a roof which is almost level in contrast to the many types of sloped roofs. The slope of a roof is properly known as its pitch and flat roofs have up to approximately 10°. [1] Flat roofs are an ancient form mostly used in arid climates and allow the roof space to be used as a living space or a living roof. Flat roofs, or "low ...

  5. Grade (slope) - Wikipedia

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    8.33%(1 in 12) – Nilgiri Mountain Railway Tamil Nadu, India; 8.0% (1 in 12.5) – Just outside the Tombstone Jct. Station in the Tombstone Junction Theme Park, Kentucky, US. The railroad line there had a ruling grade of 6% (1 in 16.7). 7.85% (1 in 12.7) – Near Washington Street station on the Green Line B branch, Boston, Massachusetts, US. [20]

  6. Michael Jordan's Chicago Mansion Sells for $9.5 Million After 12 Years on Market. The retired NBA legend's sprawling Highland Park estate has been on the market on and off since 2012.

  7. Roof seamer - Wikipedia

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    Roof Pitch: A roof's pitch is simply the angle of the roof. This will create resistance for the roof seamer to overcome. The steeper the pitch, the greater the roof seamer may have to work to ascend and descend the roof panels. Fastening method: Mechanically seamed standing seam roof systems use a hidden fastener system.

  8. Steel square - Wikipedia

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    Only a level roof, or a 0 pitch will require a 45° angle side cut (cheek cut) for hip and jack rafters. ... Pitch 0/12 ==> 45,00 deg Plumb cut of jack and common ...

  9. Taabinga Homestead - Wikipedia

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    The roof to the southern section of the house is slightly lower than the other, though its steep pitch is the same. A broken-back skirt of roof is created on its three exposed sides. On the eastern elevation, the long plane of roof set at a secondary pitch continues past the northern segment of the house, making a separate verandah roof. This ...