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pantile
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile. -
book tile
a flat, cellular roofing tile having two parallel edges one of which is convex and the other concave, so that a number may be fit together edge to edge between rafters, joists, etc. -
common rafter
a rafter having no function other than to bear roofing. -
decking
Decking is wooden boards that are fixed to the ground in a garden or other outdoor area for people to walk on. -
lath
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc. -
pine tar
a very viscid, blackish-brown liquid having an odor resembling that of turpentine, obtained by the destructive distillation of pine wood, used in paints, roofing, soaps, and, medicinally, for skin infections.