Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work .. (1912)
American School (Lansing, Ill.) · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 159
Fig. 163. Pitch or Gable Roof roof, which is shown in Fig. 163, is very common and is also quitesimple in design, and economical in construction, so that it has beenvery popular indeed for all classes of buildings except very largestructures and city buildings. The slope of the roof, that is,… … Fig. 164. Gambrel Roof variations have been made in different countries and in differentclimates to suit either the taste of the designers or the practicalrequirements of the climate. The roof may be used in combinationwith roofs of other kinds and, indeed, it is usually used in this way, 123 112…
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