Steven Ankeny Construction 

Technical Construction Techniques

Point-to-Point Cornices with a Diaphragm

A spectacular home design sometimes includes highly accurate cornices that are not only protective but also incredible to view and experience.

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Completed cornice system
Engineered fascia material attached to substructure with stainless steel screws
Cornice system with first solid body stain coating
Cornice with secondary stain color added to alternating fascia pieces
Five-foot-deep hip beam structure
Adding diaphragm plywood overlay glued and nailed to both sides to give structural strength far beyond the specs
Underside of hip showing the fifteen-piece twelve-foot miter using splined-joint construction
Point-to-point cornice with terrace walls
Point-to-point cornice