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  2. Domestic roof construction - Wikipedia

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    Section view through a house roof drawing showing names for parts of the structure. [clarification needed] (UK and Australia). Ctrs. means centers, a typical line to which carpenters layout framing. Domestic roof construction is the framing and roof covering which is found on most detached houses in cold and temperate climates. [1]

  3. Cruck - Wikipedia

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    A cruck or crook frame is a curved timber, one of a pair, which support the roof of a building, historically used in England and Wales. This type of timber framing consists of long, generally naturally curved, timber members that lean inwards and form the ridge of the roof. These posts are then generally secured by a horizontal beam which then ...

  4. House plan - Wikipedia

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    The sub-floor plan provides construction details for this area, including the arrangement of services (such as plumbing and framing structures). Roof plans outline the type of roof and materials to use [4], its pitch and framing structure required. Interior elevation drawings provides detailed views of interior walls that showcase their design ...

  5. Structural drawing - Wikipedia

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    A structural drawing, a type of engineering drawing, is a plan or set of plans and details for how a building or other structure will be built. Structural drawings are generally prepared by registered professional engineers, and based on information provided by architectural drawings. The structural drawings are primarily concerned with the ...

  6. Descriptive geometry - Wikipedia

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    The file below shows three principal views and one that shows the true lengths in the plane of the roof. (The conic dormer shows parts of an ellipse and a hyperbola .) Descriptive geometry is the branch of geometry which allows the representation of three-dimensional objects in two dimensions by using a specific set of procedures.

  7. Purlin - Wikipedia

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    In steel construction, the term purlin typically refers to roof framing members that span parallel to the building eave, [5] and support the roof decking or sheeting. The purlins are in turn supported by rafters or walls. Purlins are most commonly used in Steel Framed Building Systems, where Z-shapes are utilized in a manner that allows ...

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  9. Timber roof truss - Wikipedia

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    Two king post trusses linked to support a roof. Key:1: ridge beam, 2: purlins, 3: common rafters. This is an example of a "double roof" with principal rafters and common rafters. A timber roof truss is a structural framework of timbers designed to bridge the space above a room and to provide support for a roof.