Radford's cyclopedia of construction; carpentry, building and architecture. Based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual constrcution work (1909)
Johnson, Alfred Sidney, 1860-, Radford, William A., 1865- · Chicago Radford Architectural Co · leaf 258
ARPENTRY 225 Some mechanics think there is nothing like asix-inch shingle for a roof, and point to what anice roof is made of slate all of the same size. Itis all right for slate, but in the opinion of some allwrong for wood shingles, for if one cracks, andnear the center as they generally do, it… … FIG. 160 FIG. 161 notice that not a single joint comes over another,not even from the first to the fourth courses, so ifone should spHt right at another joint it onlymakes a crack less than two-tliirds the length of ashingle. By driving the nails one a httle abovethe other they are not as liable to…
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