Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 140
joists resting on top of the beams and spanning from truss totruss. By placing a cove at the juncture of the walls and ceilingthe apparent height of the room is increased and the appearanceand also the acoustic properties improved. It is usually very much cheaper to support the roof and ceiling… … BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. over a crossing with four gables, Fig. 168 may prove of interest.This and the plan, Fig. 169, also show how a cruciform roof andexterior may be placed over a rectanglar building or room, theplan being a portion of that of the church shown in Fig. 167, whileFig. 168 shows the…
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