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Box frame
Timber-framed construction in which vertical and horizontal members support the roof. Also concrete construction in which the loads are taken on cross-walls; also called cross-wall construction.

 


Box Frame
- a timber frame in which the roof trusses are carried by posts and wall plates, a direct contrast to cruck construction.

Box Frame - A sash window cased frame
Box Gutter / trough - A roof gutter below the general level of the roofing, with a lining in supported sheetmetal roofing, or bitumen roofing felt over a wooden box.

See also: Timber, Frame, Truss, Beam, Screen

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