What Is the Difference Between an Open Cornice and a Box Cornice

What is the difference between an open cornice and a box cornice? An open cornice is used with exposed beams with the rafter ends exposed, while in the box cornice the space between the end of the projecting rafter and wall is enclosed.

What is an open cornice?

oxford. views 1,428,169 updated. open cornice or eaves. Overhanging eaves with exposed rafters, visible from below, the ends of which are sometimes shaped to look like attractive brackets.

What is the difference between a cornice and a coving?

Cornice is the generic term applied to a moulding designed to conceal the join between the wall and the ceiling. Coving usually refers to a type of Cornice that is uniform in profile.

Alexander Ross

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