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What are chalets made of?
Chalets are typically made of wood, with a sturdy timber frame construction. The exterior can be clad in various materials such as wood siding or stone. The roofs are usually steeply pitched to shed snow easily.
What are the three main types of roofs?
The three main types of roofs are flat roofs, pitched roofs, and mansard roofs. Flat roofs have a slight pitch for water drainage, pitched roofs have a steep slope, and mansard roofs have two slopes on all sides with the lower slope being steeper than the upper slope.
Can you build into half pitched roofs?
Yes; why not ?
How does tornado damage get repaired?
Roofs and windows get resurfaced and replaced. Damaged parts of buildings and entire buildings are rebuild based on standard construction and repair methods.
Where is construction of triangles used?
In building slanted roofs.
How steep does a roof have to be to be considered pitched?
All roofs have a "pitch" even flat roofs have a pitch required to allow water to drain from the roof.
Where will you get a pitched roof room?
Pitched roofs in the UK are either constructed on site are often called traditional or 'cut' roofs. Other than that 'trussed rafter' construction uses pre-made sets of rafters that are trussed together and lifted onto the roof by crane on site. These can be obtained through specialist joinery/carpentry companies. An architect or surveyor can guide you on types that are suitable. You will need to consider the type of construction you are fitting the roof to, live loadings from wind forces, type and weight of tiles or shingle to be fitted to it etc. Alternatives are flat roofs of which there are many varied types. All will be subject to local planning regulations.
Which type of fall is responsible for the highest percentage of overall deaths in construction?
Roofs
What has the author Steven L Cantor written?
Steven L. Cantor has written: 'Green Roofs in Sustainable Landscape Design' -- subject- s -: Green roofs - Gardening -, Design and construction 'Contemporary trends in landscape architecture' -- subject- s -: Landscape architecture 'Green roofs in landscape design' -- subject- s -: Green roofs - Gardening -, Design and construction
Are roofs dangerous?
Absolutely - We are residential safety consultants and contractors falling from roofs are the most deadly type of injury in construction right now. -- capesafetyguy@aol.com
What did the acadians make their houses out of?
Acadians typically built their houses out of wood, often using vertical plank construction. The houses were simple in design and compact in size, with steeply pitched roofs to handle heavy rain and snow common in their regions.
What has the author Steven W Peck written?
Steven W. Peck has written: 'Award-winning green roofs' -- subject(s): Green roofs (Gardening), Design and construction
