Aladdin Manual of construction : containing practical methods covering every step necessary in the erection of Aladdin houses, barns, garages, etc. / prepared and illustrated by David S. Betcone (1918)
Betcone, David S, Aladdin Company · Bay City, Mich. : Aladdin Co. · leaf 240
Gambrel Roof—Style C big. DS7 shows a sketch of a gambrel or curb roof, which is a roofthat has two pitches, the first run of rafters in most cases forming the sidewall for the second story of the building. At the top of the ceilings of the sec-ond story the roof breaks and continues up to the… … run of rafters. These two sets ofrafters are notched, so as to fit atthe break in the roof and strength-ened by a 1 inch piece of sheathingmitered for tie plates. This kindof roof is strong and is used con-siderably as it will almost make atwo story building out of a onestory, because the first…
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