I am going to throw this out there. I am doing a take off on a large school.
The roof is a 10/12 pitch with a framed “cornice” facia/soffit finished with stucco.
Different details are showing the facia at the gutter being different sizes ( typical is 16″, some appear to be as small as 8″).
My typical understanding is a facia remains the same size around a building unless the roof overhang changes.
What other situations would change the facia size?
Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Edited 1/25/2009 5:08 pm by ruffmike
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I have seen different fasica sizes on NY State schools (we work on tons of them). The size difference may be at different heights or 2nd stories so they appear the same from ground level. May be other elements to the arch. detailing that dictates that as well. In fact maintaining the same fascia height could make the facade appear more 'static', it just depends on the building.
I don't have the drawing on my computer yet or I would post a detail. The facia is at the roof/ head of second floor windows. I kind of figured this would get bogged down w/o pictures.
I will put this up for a while but will probably pull it soon. This is the project;
Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Edited 1/26/2009 12:48 pm by ruffmike
In those images it appears that the cornice is fairly consistent and it looks to me that it would wants to be that way too for this design. Maybe I'm not seeing what you are referring to.
Big school!
Yeah the different sizes are in some of the areas not clearly shown. The size differences are in the structural drawings, so I am thinking it wasn't coordinated. The architecturals all refer to the same dimensioned detail.
Should be a fun project, we are framing it all including the roof w/ metal studs (structural steel frame by others). We are studying ways to prefab 20' sections of the roof and drop them in place. hopefully prefab the cornice also.
Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Sounds like a good photo essay project. Would like to see it come together , particularly the pre-fab stuff. I remember some of the wood frame threads on that, very cool. Regarding the fascia, I often find a lack of coordination between structural and arch. dwgs. Often because they are rushing to make a deadline and they are using earlier backgrounds. The hope is by CD they get their sh*t together.
I am on my 25th RFI and the general is up to # 202. We aren't scheduled to start 'til may. We'll get them straightened out! ; ^ ) Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.