Building, in particular a dwelling, and method of erecting it
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Abstract
A building having a structure fastened to the ground comprises walls structured by means of facade and gable frames fastened between columns. The roof is formed by a structure comprising rafters and purlins. The purlins and the rafters respectively rest on a column and are held laterally in place between two vertical members each belonging to a frame. Prefabricated panels fastened to the frames and to the columns complete the closure of the walls and roof. The whole structure is self-stable and self-braced.
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9. A building, comprising:
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a plurality of columns; walls over a floor, each wall comprising one or more frames linked on both sides to said plurality of columns; and a roof having a slope and formed by a structure comprising at least one purlin or rafter, wherein each rafter sits on a column which has a summit bevelled in accordance with said slope of said roof; and wherein said each rafter is held in place laterally between two vertical members, and fixed on said column, said each rafter being associated with a frame comprising two vertical members, a lower horizontal member, an upper member and intermediate horizontal cross beams, said upper member of said frame substantially following an angle corresponding to said slope of said roof.
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16. A method for assembling a building comprising walls over a floor, each wall comprising one or more frames linked on both sides to columns to said plurality of columns and a roof formed by a structure comprising at least one purlin or rafter, the method comprising the steps in the following order:
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erecting gable and facade columns one after another, each column being fixed to the ground by a fixing shoe; constructing gable and facade frames and fixing said gable and facade frames to said columns; positioning a ridge purlin on two central columns of a gable frame and between two vertical members of said gable frame; and positioning a rafter against said ridge purlin, above a facade column and between two vertical members of a facade frame.
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