Name/Title
Roof Construction and RepairEntry/Object ID
2011.004.08Description
Presents useful step-by-step guidance on the right techniques for laying and repairing roofs. Describes timber construction of roofs and provides extensive practical information on the design of pitched and flat roofs, jointing around roof lanterns, fixing lay boards, and setting out steps in horizontal gutters. Describes slates and slating, tiling, wood and asphalt shingles, diamond slating and fiber cement slating.
Contents: Roof construction for small buildings -- Trussed roofs -- Flat roofs -- Sizes and spacing of roof members -- Slates and slating -- How to tile roofs -- Roofs with asbestos-cement materials -- Covering roofs with asphalt -- Covering roofs with asbestos-felt -- Covering roofs with wood shingles -- Emergency repairs to roofs -- Roofing tables.
viii, 136 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2011.004.Source or Donor
New Library Books Purchased (2011)Acquisition Method
PurchasedCredit Line
Restricted Book/Archives Acquisition Fund PurchaseLexicon
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Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Roofs--Maintenance and repair, Roofs--Design and construction, RoofingBook Details
Author
Molloy, EdwardEdition
Reprinted ed.Publisher
DonheadDate Published
circa 2009Call No.
TH2431 .M6 2009ISBN
9781873394885Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Date
June 27, 2011Notes
Notes: AprilGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: By E. Molloy ; with an introduction by Richard Jordan and Tim Ratcliffe.
Reprinted from second edition published in 1945 by George Newnes Limited.
Includes index.Created By
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May 23, 2011Updated By
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April 5, 2023