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Bricklaying - Principles of building, construction and communication
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Bricklaying - Principles of building, construction and communication
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1. The 'V' created, where two sloping roofs meet

2. This roof type has a pitch of no more than ten degrees

3. Horizontal structural roof component to which the ceiling is fixed

4. The steepness of a roof

5. Grey in colour, lightweight natural roof covering

6. Horizontal component which runs the length of the area, at the peak of a roof.

7. The triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a roof

8. Roof component which harnesses the energy from sunlight

9. The system of open pipes on a building that collects and carries rain water away

10. Two types of commonly used roof covering for a flat roof

11. A room or space directly under the roof of a house or other building, used for accommodation or storage

12. Roof component, made of timber, which bears the weight of the roof covering

13. Roof component commonly made from clay or concrete

14. Material layer underneath roof tiles

15. A type of single pitched roof that is attached to another building

16. A small roof structure within a roof, often containing a window, commonly used to create usable space within a room

17. A board, typically an ornamental one, fixed to the gable end of a roof to hide the ends of the roof timbers

18. Component of a roof, usually made of lead, which seals the area around the bottom of a chimney

19. A roof type that slopes upwards from all sides of a structure, having no vertical gable ends

20. The long straight board which runs at the lower edge of the roof