King, Charles A. (Charles Albert), b. 1865 · New York, Cincinnati [etc.] American book company · leaf 147
6, unless the upper shingleis nailed down to a joint. This should be avoided ifpossible, and the nails driven where the hip shingle ofthe next course will cover them. In most cases thesenails will be sufficient. The hip joint may be mitered, as at e, or lapped, as at/. The hip is less apt to leak… … Fig. 121. — Hip Shingling ;Method 3. ROOF COVERINGS 133 (C.) In valley shingling, a strip of tin, lead, zinc, orcopper 20 wide should be laid in the valley, as at a, Fig.122, and nailed only at the extreme edges. The bestshingles should be laid in a valley, allowing a wash ofat least 6, as at h,…
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