LintelsĪ lintel is a type of beam structure constructed above all the wall openings to support the load coming over it and transfer safely to the side walls.
This can be constructed by means of steel, aluminum, reinforced concrete or glass.
Parapet is a short wall barrier that is constructed at the edge of a terrace roof, balcony or walkway as a means of protection. The roof cover can be either tiles, slates, shingles, corrugated sheets, asbestos cement or thatch coverings. The roof cover is laid over the roof deck. This can be either constructed flat or sloped in the form of truss, shell, dome or flat slab based on the type of building the structure. The structural component that supports the roof cover is called a roof deck. This structure is a covering that is provided to protect the building from rain, snow, wind, sun and other adverse effects.Ī roof deck and roof cover form the two main parts of a roof structure. Roof is the exterior and the uppermost part of any building structure.
