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In [[architecture]], a '''purlin''' (or '''purline''') is one of the longitudinal [[timber]]s of a [[roof]]. These are carried by the principal [[rafter]]s and the end [[wall]]s and support the common rafters and the roofing sheets. |
In [[architecture]], a '''purlin''' (or '''purline''') is one of the longitudinal [[timber]]s of a [[roof]]. These are carried by the principal [[rafter]]s and the end [[wall]]s and support the common rafters and the roofing sheets. |
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In architecture, a purlin (or purline) is one of the longitudinal timbers of a roof. These are carried by the principal rafters and the end walls and support the common rafters and the roofing sheets.
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- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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