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MetroMPG · 09-17-2012, 11:43 AM

Bruce: it's also ideal to have a radius at the transition of the "side" to "top" of the addition. Harder to build, but airflow likes it better. The hard "fold/corner" as you have there can be problematic (maybe just a quick 'n' dirty mockup?).

09-17-2012, 11:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
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