Framing Cone Shaped Roof

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Framing cone shaped roof.

In this case the cone roof was surrounded by a protective wall a parapet or a battlement. Framing of conical roofs. When well spiked together they thus form a continuous ring to resist the outward thrust of the rafters. Both of these molds contain the same basic block shapes.

The main difference between these two molds is the texture of the shingles. Oddly enough the budget must be met. The plate should be cut out of wide planks and always made of two thickness put together so as to break joint. Hip roofs can also be linked up to fit l shaped buildings or combined with gabled roofs such as on this house.

There are 2 kindsof conical roof molds. A small circular turret or tourelle with a conical roof is called a pepperpot or pepperbox turret. Such conical roofs were usually constructed using a timber framed support structure covered with slate. Mansard roofs are a type of hip roof where each sloping section is divided in two.

Conical roof framing actually via the formula below an octagonal structure with 8 5 foot legs will have a diameter of 22 2 1 2 between apexes. Small conical roofs such as are frequently used on small circular towers are best framed as shown in fig. Either of these molds can be used to make conical roofs for 3 4 6 and 8 diameter towers.