The profile of these type of buildings is similar in shape to the teeth of a saw hence the name.
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A saw tooth roof is a roof comprising a series of ridges with dual pitches either side.
One slope of each member is steeper than the other one.
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With a sawtooth roof the vertical aspects of the roof are fitted with windows or glass panels.
The sawtooth roof design is most commonly seen on older factory buildings.
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This type of roof works best in large industrial buildings like factories and provides natural light.
It may also resemble a continuous row of skillion roofs.
Passive ventilation was the answer with high pressure at the factory floor and low pressure towards the roof vents were opened in the sawtooths and the buoyancy effect of passive ventilation.
An example of the sawtooth form is this factory built for morris engines ltd at gosford street coventry in 1923.
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While the roof looks like the teeth of a saw sometimes it resembles a row of skillion roofs.
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