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Cornice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 2 of 5 <br /> � �'t r�ike is an architectural term for an eave or cornice which runs <br /> along the gable end of the roof of a modern residential structure. � �� . �-- .�.,�,,�._ <br /> It may also be called a sloping cornice, a raking cornice. The � <br /> trim and rafters at this edge are called rake-, verge-, or barge- <br /> board or verge- or barge-Yafter.��� It is a sloped timber on the � <br /> outside facing edge of a roof running between the ridge and the <br /> eave.�Z� On a typical house, any gable will have two rakes, one on <br /> each sloped side. The rakes are supported by a series of lookouts <br /> (sometimes also called strong arms) and may be enclosed with a _. <br /> rake fascia board on the outside facing edge and a Yake soffit <br /> along the bottom. '�"' �� ������� � <br /> Types of cornice E � <br /> � �: <br /> The cornices of a modern residential building will usually be one A Classical cornice ' <br /> of three types: a box cornice, a close or closed cornice, or an <br /> open cornice.�3�:p.63 <br /> Box cornice <br /> Box cornices enclose the cornice of the building with what is essentially a long narrow box. A box <br /> cornice may further be divided into either the narrow box cornice or the wide box cornice type. A <br /> narrow box cornice is one in which "the projection of the rafter serves as a nailing surface for the soffit <br /> board as well as the fascia trim."�3�:p.63 This is possible if the slope of the roof is fairly steep and the <br /> width of the eave relatively narrow. A wide box cornice, which is common practice on houses with <br /> gentle roof slopes and wide eaves, requires the use of lookouts to give it support and to provide a surface <br /> to which to securely attach the soffits. Box cornices often have ventilation screens laid over openings cut <br /> in the soffits in order to allow air to circulate within the cornice. <br /> Close cornice <br /> A close, closed, or snub cornice is one in which there is no projection of the rafters beyond the walls of <br /> the building, and therefore no soffit and no fascia. This type of cornice is easy to construct, but provides <br /> little aid in dispersing water away from the building and lacks aesthetic value.�3�p�bs <br /> Open cornice <br /> In an open cornice, the shape of the cornice is similar to that of a wide box cornice except that both the <br /> lookouts and the soffit are absent. It is a lower-cost treatment that requires fewer materials, and may <br /> even'not have a fascia board, but lacks the finished appearance of a box cornice. <br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornice 1/27/2016 <br />