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aluminum

A roof-supporting framework made of aluminum beams, poles, sheets, or other aluminum elements.

An aluminum roof frame is an underlying support framework for a roof built out of aluminum beams, poles, sheets, or other elements constructed from aluminum.

The aluminum elements form the underlying roof support. The designation is not limited to beams or to one arrangement of the frame.

Aluminum used only as the outer roof covering does not establish an aluminum frame. The covering and its supporting framework describe different parts of the roof.

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