Knee wall
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Knee wall
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A knee wall is a short wall, typically under three feet in height, used to support the rafters in timber roof construction. In his book A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, Francis D. K. Ching defines a knee wall as "a short wall supporting rafters at some intermediate position along their length." The knee wall provides support to rafters which therefore need not be large enough to span from the ridge to the eaves. Typically the knee wall is covered with plaster or gypsum board. The term is der
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee_wall
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2023-03-12T01:22:07Z
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