Dog Leg

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Tony Wood

Dog Leg

Dog Leg –

In construction, a term used to describe an element with one or more sharp angles such as the triangular area of eaves boxing at the lower area of a gable.

generic usage:

  1. an object, route, way, or course that turns at a sharp angle.
  2. an object or location having one or more sharp angles
  3. to proceed, as in walk, run or drive, around a sharp angle or along an angular or zigzag course

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Tony is a life time resident of North Carolina with over 40 years experience in multiple facets of the industrial, commercial and residential construction industry. For the past 33 years he has owned and operated Wood's Home Maintenance Service, providing services primarily in Johnston, Wake and Sampson Counties of North Carolina. ______________ ______________________________________________________ The information contained in this Blog is opinion derived, from hands on experience of over 40 years in the construction industry and by extensive research by the author. All postulations are referenced to the geographic location in which this experience was gained.
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