Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 269
for the shingling or slating to finishon as well as some adequate means of covering and making water-tight the joint which occurs at this place. There is usually a ridgeboard, or ridgepole, which receives the rafters, and this piece maybe cut off just at the ridge so that the rough roof boarding… … Fig. 286. Cornice Construction for Con-cealed Gutter CARPENTRY 205 finish. The first is the most simple, and may be taken care of asshown in Fig. 287. Here, A is the ridge board, BB are the rafters,E is the roof boarding, C is the shingling, and D is the finish at theridge, consisting of two pieces…
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