ArchitectureWeek - Puzzler Answer #303

Answers . 20 September 2006


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Quizzical Pursuit
—The Architecture Puzzler

Created by Dave Guadagni

Solution to Last Week's Puzzler
Architecture Puzzler #303

Question

What is the minimum recommended slope for a built-up, low-slope roof? What is the minimum recommended slope for a cricket on this built-up roof?

Answer

One quarter inch per foot (2 centimeters per meter) is the recommended minimum slope for a built-up, low-slope roof. The recommended minimum slope for the associated cricket is 1/2 inch per foot (4 centimeters per meter).

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Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects

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