Millard County Chronicle | 1911-02-23 | Page 6 | Practical Arched Roof Barn

PRACTICAL ARCHED ROOF BARN 40- O" J The accompanying rlan cf arhed rof will not need any bracing, pro-riding pro-riding It Is built on a wood frame. If iaced on a concrete wall It would teed to be fastened to the wall In iome tranner. This arch could be nnde out of one-Inch lumber, three )ly thick, using eight pieces. These wl 11 be a trifle shorter than eisht feet. ?ut outside to circle of 20 feet radius, t will be a little stronger by leaving naldn straight. These should be 9 placed about two feet centers. Nail on outlmik like shown on plan for cornice. cor-nice. You can make them out of two-Inch two-Inch by eight inch the same lensth, j which takes a little more lumber, and we do not consider they would be as strong. It woulJ tie better to use a 3 by It Inch cr a 1 by Inch bo!;ed on to underside of ridge to fasten track to aa this would bring the load on two or three rafters.