Sentence examples for parapet wall from inspiring English sources

"There's minor damage to the parapet wall of the topmost facade of the building," he said.

The architectural firm of Lawless & Mangione has just finished rebuilding the parapet wall.

As for the recent construction, Mr. Lapes said he was fixing the parapet wall on the roof.

But the most inspired built-in is the balcony chaise carved into the parapet wall of the bedroom loft.

Other major changes included lowering the parapet wall on the tower's many wedding-cake-type setbacks, to one foot from four feet, to improve views from terraces.

A second engineering firm reported even more deficiencies, including leaks in the parapet wall and missing wall ties and joint reinforcements that drove the cost past $4 million.

And some of the biggest issues and problems are life-safety: you may have parapet walls on the roof that are too low.

The New York City Building Code requires that structures exceeding 22 feet in height shall have parapet walls of 3 feet 6 inches.

Browning did not address the technical aspects of such flights, like how to get aircraft on and off a roof crowded with mechanical equipment and parapet walls.

Terraces on upper floors with parapet walls, described as "a place in the sun" in a 1932 employee newsletter, will be accessible for use by workers in the building.

The officials now say that the authority, which is overseeing the rebuilding effort, can have most elements of the memorial — a broad landscaped plaza, waterfalls that flow into two underground chambers where the twin towers stood, and parapet walls lined with the names of those killed in the attacks in 2001 and in 1993 — completed by August 2011.