STRUCTURAL MATERIAL 



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Fig. 43. Gable rafter 



Drip Gutter. The 



gutter is to 

 carry away the 

 water formed 

 b y condensa- 

 tion inside the 

 house, which is 

 conveyed to it 

 by the sash 

 bars. The pipes 

 leading from it 

 should empty 

 into a cistern 

 or sewer con- 

 nection inside 

 the house, or be 



Gable Bars or 

 Gable Rafters. 



Gable rafters are 

 used at the ends of 

 the roof and are 

 made so as to re- 

 ceive both the glass 

 of the roof and that 

 of the end of the 

 house. They should 

 be large and strong 

 enough to give ri- 

 gidity to the gable, 

 purpose of the drip 



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Combination eave plate 

 and gutter 



