Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work . Fig. 73. Detail of Window in Saw-ToothRoof. Fig. 71. Detail of a Monitor Ventilator. In order to admit sufficientlight into the building, part of theroof of buildings over SO feetwide must be made of glass, sincethe amount of light admitted from the sides of the building isnot sufficient to light up those parts of the shop near the centerof the trusses. In some cases the saw-toothed truss is used, inwhich case the entire surface of the short rafter is covered with case the ordinary triangular roof truss i
Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work . Fig. 73. Detail of Window in Saw-ToothRoof. Fig. 71. Detail of a Monitor Ventilator. In order to admit sufficientlight into the building, part of theroof of buildings over SO feetwide must be made of glass, sincethe amount of light admitted from the sides of the building isnot sufficient to light up those parts of the shop near the centerof the trusses. In some cases the saw-toothed truss is used, inwhich case the entire surface of the short rafter is covered with case the ordinary triangular roof truss is used, a portion of theroof covering must be made of glass, so put on as to prevent leakageand also to prevent the moisture which forms on the under side ofthe glass from dropping in the shop. Fig. 72 shows the glass inplace on a saw-toothed roof; and Figs. 73 and 74 give the details ofseveral methods of securing glass on the roof so that no leakage orcondensation will get onto the shop floor. The glass area should befrom -jV to J of the floor area. 13. Specifications for Ro
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