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TOIT PENTE RAIDE [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-10-31

English

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

[A roof having a surface or] surfaces with a slope greater than 2:12 inches.

DEF

A roof with a slope exceeding 3 in 12 (25%). Deemed appropriate to receive water-shedding type roofing materials such as asphalt shingles, wood shakes and shingles, concrete or clay tile, etc.

French

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

L'église Saint-Pierre, la plus ancienne, a été élevée entre 1717 et 1719. [...] Sa toiture à pente raide suit la déclivité du pignon formant un triangle équilatéral semblable à celui que l'on trouvait, à l'origine, à l'église Notre-Dame-des-Victoires.

Spanish

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