A rain roof is a second, newer roof that has been constructed over an existing roof that has failed, or which has inadequate slope to shed rain. Since such additional spaces may not be visible or accessible, the concealed void presents a particular hazard in firefighting operations, as a fire may develop or persist in such a space undetected.
A rainroof is a second, newer roof that has been constructed over an existing roof that has failed, or which has inadequate slope to shed rain. Since...
protection against rain, snow, sunlight, extremes of temperature, and wind. A roof is part of the building envelope. The characteristics of a roof are dependent...
water from 2.54 cm (1.00 in) of rain on a 92.9 m2 (1,000 sq ft) roof. Rainwater tanks are installed to make use of rain water for later use, reduce mains...
[citation needed] A rain gutter may be a: Roof integral trough along the lower edge of the roof slope which is fashioned from the roof covering and flashing...
"Listen to the Rain on the Roof" is the third season premiere episode of the American comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives, and the 48th episode overall...
Rain on the Roof is a television drama by Dennis Potter, broadcast by ITV on 26 October 1980. It is the second in a loosely connected trilogy of plays...
Roof tiles are overlapping tiles designed mainly to keep out precipitation such as rain or snow, and are traditionally made from locally available materials...
leaks even from wind driven rain and snow and ice dams in cold climates. At the ridge the shingles on one side of the roof simply extend past the ridge...
impact of sunlight (both infrared and ultraviolet (UV)), rain, hail and physical damage. Roof Coatings should not be confused with deck coatings. Deck...
pitching a roof is to redirect wind and precipitation, whether in the form of rain or snow. Thus, pitch is typically greater in areas of high rain or snowfall...
where timber is not readily available. In areas where the roof could become saturated by rain and leak, or where water soaked into the brickwork could...
gable roofs are also problematic, as the lower low eaves made possible by a shallow pitched hip roof provide the opportunity for both shade and rain protection...
roof is a roof system designed to roll back the roof of a structure so that the interior of the facility is open to the outdoors. Retractable roofs are...
long history of the use of roof racks and their designs. Until the late 1970s, almost all regular passenger automobiles had rain gutters. These gutters are...
automobile roof or car top is the portion of an automobile that sits above the passenger compartment, protecting the vehicle occupants from sun, wind, rain, and...
Rain Typical sound of rain with thunder Problems playing this file? See media help. Rain is water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor...
brick's edges and also to provide a relative moisture barrier during rain. Roof design evolved around 1850 in the American Southwest. Three inches of...
and heavy rain, gable roofs are built with a steep pitch in order to prevent the ingress of water. By comparison, in alpine regions, gable roofs have a shallower...
was an American lawyer, politician, journalist and poet who wrote Rain On The Roof. Coates Kinney was born in 1826 near Penn Yan, New York. He was partly...
Domestic roof construction is the framing and roof covering which is found on most detached houses in cold and temperate climates. Such roofs are built...
over when oxygen is introduced by ventilation. Rainroof, a superimposed roof structure over an existing roof that creates a concealed shallow space Sturgis...
A roof garden is a garden on the roof of a building. Besides the decorative benefit, roof plantings may provide food, temperature control, hydrological...
weather events. While blue roofs do not remove pollutants from water by temporarily detaining it, they do reduce the load severe rain events place on storm...
A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing...
inside. Moreover, rain falls down well and hardly soaks through a roof because it has a relatively smooth surface. So, a thick roof is not needed. Warm...
(RWH) is the collection and storage of rain, rather than allowing it to run off. Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank...