When not writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters. A gambrel roof has an upper, shallow slope and a lower, steeper slope. While gambrel roofs offer extra space ...

The most common roof types are gable, gambrel, hip, mansard, flat and shed. Consider each roof type’s efficiency, slope and durability in relation to your climate. Roof type and shape impact its ...

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Also known as a French or curb roof, a mansard roof is a hipped-gambrel roof that slopes on every side of the building. It combines the attractive double angle of a gambrel roof with the four ...

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When a large seafront parcel of land went up for sale on Martha’s Vineyard, its neighbors, who had lived next door for three ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...

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Industrial hoists are lifting and pulling devices that use some form of line to move or lift a load. Industrial hoists are primarily used for vertical lifting. There are a number of standard specs to ...

After a heart attack, immune cells are recruited to the brain to induce sleep, which suppresses inflammation in the heart and aids recovery. But if sleep is disrupted, excess inflammation worsens ...

When the Pantzers’ tapped interior designer Steven Gambrel and architect Martin Sosa to renovate the space a decade ago, they ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed defenseman Erik Gudbranson on Injured Reserve and added goaltender Jet Greaves to the roster on emergency recall from the American Hockey League’s Cleveland ...