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Common rafters without collar beams form most of this roof. There is not always a ridge board or beam where the rafter tops meet. Under the midsection
Common rafters without collar beams form most of this roof. There is not always a ridge board or beam where the rafter tops meet. Under the midsections of the rafters are purlins which support the common rafters and are supported by principal rafters. This roof ends in an octagonal hip.
Rafter and tie-beam joints (Carpentry and Joinery, 1925)
Rafter and tie-beam joints (Carpentry and Joinery, 1925)
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A shingle roof in Zakopane, Poland. With an area of 6000 m2 (1½ acres), it was one of the largest wooden shingle roofs in Europe.
A shingle roof in Zakopane, Poland. With an area of 6000 m2 (1½ acres), it was one of the largest wooden shingle roofs in Europe.
Heinola Rural Parish church, in Heinola, Finland. It was completed in 1755 and built most likely by August Sorsa. Close-up of the wooden shingle roof.
Heinola Rural Parish church, in Heinola, Finland. It was completed in 1755 and built most likely by August Sorsa. Close-up of the wooden shingle roof. The patterning is said to originate from Islamic architecture.
Japanese roof with shingles partly laid and the nail box.
Japanese roof with shingles partly laid and the nail box.
Slate roofers guild emblem as an ornament made with slate roof shingles, Meerbusch, Germany. Note the hip shingles act as a ridge cap.
Slate roofers guild emblem as an ornament made with slate roof shingles, Meerbusch, Germany. Note the hip shingles act as a ridge cap.