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The most common multiple of the single - family unit is the semidetached house
that shares a common wall with another house . These buildings are usually of
frame construction , with variety in cladding and with floor plans that mirror each ...
The most common multiple of the single - family unit is the semidetached house
that shares a common wall with another house . These buildings are usually of
frame construction , with variety in cladding and with floor plans that mirror each ...
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The common rafter extends from the eave to the ridge board . Purlins are
horizontal pieces of timber laid between the common and the principal rafters ;
they run parallel to the ridge . The shape of sections or of the entire roof may
depend on ...
The common rafter extends from the eave to the ridge board . Purlins are
horizontal pieces of timber laid between the common and the principal rafters ;
they run parallel to the ridge . The shape of sections or of the entire roof may
depend on ...
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StilNGLED WINDOW2 : PEAK HEAD OR POINTED ARCH , SYMMETRICAL
PEMESTRATION , 3 WINDOWS COMMON ENTRANCE : FEW STEPS , SMALL
PORCH DOUBLE DOOR , MANY HAVE NO PORCH ROOF OR HOOD TOWER
BASE ...
StilNGLED WINDOW2 : PEAK HEAD OR POINTED ARCH , SYMMETRICAL
PEMESTRATION , 3 WINDOWS COMMON ENTRANCE : FEW STEPS , SMALL
PORCH DOUBLE DOOR , MANY HAVE NO PORCH ROOF OR HOOD TOWER
BASE ...
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary And History |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0442227396, 9780442227395 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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