Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 196
how much of the shingle is to be exposed. The following table shows the area that 1,000 shingles (randomwidths) will cover when laid with different exposures, allowing noth-ing for waste: Laid inches to the weather, 1,000 will cover 118 sq. ft., or 847 to a square. 125131 138152166 or 800or 758or… … Fig. 168 Fig. 169.—Ridge Cresting. not be laid too tightly together, as this will make them bulge whenthey become wet. 131. Ridges and Hips.—The ridge of a shingle roof is commonlyfinished by sawing off the tops of the shingles and nailing two boardscalled saddle boards over them, as shown in Fig.…
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