Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 262
obtained. Wall shingles should belaid with not more than 6 inches to the weather, and an exposure of5 inches is better, but even if 6 inches are exposed, there will be agreater thickness of wood covering any particular spot of the wTallwith the shingling than there is with the clapboarding, and… … Fiji. 27s. Section ofShingled Wall 209 198 CARPENTRY layers thick. The width of ordinary shingles varies from about 3inches to about 12 inches, and for rough work these widths may beused at random, but shingles which are called dimension shingles,SiYid are cut to a uniform width of 6 inches, may be…
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