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Weatherboard is usually wide , with rabbeted or lapped edges ; it is laid on the
horizontal with the edge of each board overlapped to prevent ... Beaded siding is
a form of beveled siding , like clapboard , that features a bead on the lower edge .
Weatherboard is usually wide , with rabbeted or lapped edges ; it is laid on the
horizontal with the edge of each board overlapped to prevent ... Beaded siding is
a form of beveled siding , like clapboard , that features a bead on the lower edge .
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The rolled - edge roof relies on its unusual profile and its extra bit of texture and
color to offset the roof as a distinctive element in design . These roofs are ...
Visually it pulls the eye toward the planes of the roof and away from the edges .
The rolled - edge roof relies on its unusual profile and its extra bit of texture and
color to offset the roof as a distinctive element in design . These roofs are ...
Visually it pulls the eye toward the planes of the roof and away from the edges .
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Bargeboards cover the edge of the projecting portion of a gable roof and are set
back under the roof ' s edge . ... Most pieces of finish are of three classes : those
that trim the edges of the roof , those that span the gable , and those that are ...
Bargeboards cover the edge of the projecting portion of a gable roof and are set
back under the roof ' s edge . ... Most pieces of finish are of three classes : those
that trim the edges of the roof , those that span the gable , and those that are ...
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0442230672, 9780442230678 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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