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Record 1 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

Roofing made of a hard, brittle metamorphic rock consisting mainly of clay minerals, and used as dimension stone in thin sheets for flooring, roofing, panels or chalkboard, and in granular form as surfacing on composition roofing.

CONT

Aluminum should not be considered for flashing a slate roof as its longevity is not compatible with slate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
CONT

La couverture en ardoise est principalement utilisée au voisinage des gisements de schiste ardoisier [...] La facilité du travail de l'ardoise permet la réalisation de belles toitures, ce qui a fait choisir ce matériau pour la couverture d'édifices monumentaux dans toute la France.

OBS

Couverture. Ensemble des ouvrages et matériaux de revêtement qui assurent le «couvert» d'un édifice.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Techos (Elementos de edificios)
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