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Cant strip

cant strip

[′kant ‚strip]
(building construction)
A strip placed along the angle between a wall and a roof so that the roofing will not bend sharply.
A strip placed under the edge of the lowest row of tiles on a roof to give them the same slope as the other tiles.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Cant strip

A filler piece cut at an angle, most often at 45 degrees, to make a transition from a horizontal roof to a vertical parapet.
Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture Copyright © 2012, 2002, 1998 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved

cant strip

cant strip, 1
1.A beveled strip of wood or other material used esp. under built-up roofing where

tilting fillet, cant strip, doubling piece, tilting piece

A thin wedge-shaped strip of wood placed under the slates or tiles of a roof to tilt the bottom course; used where needed to shed water more effectively. Also see arris fillet.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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