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Framing cone shaped roof.
More rarely they were made of masonry.
Small conical roofs such as are frequently used on small circular towers are best framed as shown in fig.
Mansard roofs are a type of hip roof where each sloping section is divided in two.
There are 2 kindsof conical roof molds.
Framing of conical roofs.
Either of these molds can be used to make conical roofs for 3 4 6 and 8 diameter towers.
The issue is not the 12 12 pitch pentagonal timberframe built with 6x12s but the lofting of the over framing to create an insulated conical shape that must fair into a 12x12 common roof constructed of 6x12 timberframe rafters.
The plate should be cut out of wide planks and always made of two thickness put together so as to break joint.
Oddly enough the budget must be met.
The main difference between these two molds is the texture of the shingles.
Both of these molds contain the same basic block shapes.
In this case the cone roof was surrounded by a protective wall a parapet or a battlement.
When well spiked together they thus form a continuous ring to resist the outward thrust of the rafters.
Hip roofs can also be linked up to fit l shaped buildings or combined with gabled roofs such as on this house.
To create maximum space under the roof the section near the walls rises steeply.