Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work .. (1912)
American School (Lansing, Ill.) · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 267
rd is carried up above the roof boarding,it is customary to make the ridge finish of galvanized iron or ofcopper or other metal. This may be done very simply, as shownin Fig. 288. Here the ridge board is extended above the roof board-ing and around it is shaped a strip of galvanized iron or copper… … Fig. 287. Simple Ridge Finish Fig. 288. Galvanized Iron Ridge Finish flashed down over the shingles for a distance of at least 6 inches. Itis not necessary that the ridge board should be extended abovethe roof boarding. The same result may be accomplished by nail-ing a separate piece of 2 X 4-inch…
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