purlins

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Tables had been spread in the apartment which lent its name to the whole building--the hall proper--covered with a fine open-timbered roof, whose braces, purlins, and rafters made a brown thicket of oak overhead.

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  • Daily Nisbet Spotter, he got into a fit of the vapours about the windowlessness of the Nissen hut, pointing out that, depending on the disposition of the purlins, it is quite simple to insert windows into the hut's frame. —  Hooting Yard
  • Adding purlins will allow one to hang baskets, tie up tomatoes and other plants. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • [F] rafters\, [G] purlins\, [H] roof trusses\, [-] supporting the .... —  AutoHotkey Community
  • TPI is classified as the largest producer in the UAE of Z-purlins and C-channels, with an annual production capacity exceeding 2.6 million m. —  AME Info Latest News
  • In addition, TPI specialises in producing Z-purlins and C-channels, which are the secondary structural members used to support the roof sheeting and wall cladding. —  AME Info Latest News
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