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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab
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1. A short rafter running parallel to common rafters - cut between hip and valley rafters.
Dormer
Rafter tables
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Lookout
2. The triangular-shaped section on the end of a building formed by the rafters in a common or gable roof and the top plate line.
Cheek cut
Jack rafter
Unit run
Gable end
3. Any line on the rafter that is vertical when the rafter is in position.
Plumb line
Pitch
Hip roof
Valley rafter
4. A roof that slopes upward toward the ridge from four directions.
Mansard roof
Unit run
Hip roof
Hip rafter
5. The total horizontal distance over which a rafter slopes.
Total run
Plumb line
Pitch
Gable end
6. Temporary or permanent bracing that runs perpendicular to the braced members.
Hip roof
Lateral bracing
Major span
Hip roof
7. The amount of slope to a roof expressed as ratio of the total rise to the span.
Pitch
Gables
Collar tie
Valley cripple jack rafter
8. A vertical member of the cornice finish installed on the tail end of rafters.
Pitch
Bird's mouth
Fascia
Plumb line
9. The amount of slope to a roof expressed as ratio of the total rise to the span.
Unit run
Rafter tables
Pitch
Total run
10. Studs that form the wall closing in the triangular area under a gable roof.
Gable end studs
Line length
Total span
Rake
11. A horizontal member placed close to the ridge at right angles to the plate.
Intersecting roof
Total span
Collar tie
Major span
12. A horizontal member of a roof frame that is placed on edge at the ridge and into which the upper ends of rafters are fastened.
Slope
Dropping the hip
Gables
Ridgeboard
13. The roof of irregular shaped buildings; valleys are formed at the intersection of the roofs.
Hip rafter
Gable end
Mansard roof
Intersecting roof
14. A compound miter cut on the end of certain roof rafters.
Gambrel roof
Line length
Cheek cut
Intersecting roof
15. Extends from the wall plate to the ridge board - where its run is perpendicular to the plate.
Purlin knee wall
Common rafter
Slope
Rafter tables
16. Term used to indicate the steepness of a roof; stated as unit rise on unit run - e.g. - 6 on 12.
Plumb line
Unit length
Unit length
Slope
17. Temporary or permanent bracing that runs perpendicular to the braced members.
Cheek cut
Intersecting roof
Lateral bracing
Cripple jack rafter
18. A rafter running between two valley rafters.
Minor span
Valley cripple jack rafter
Unit run
Gable end
19. Information found printed on the body of a framing square; used to calculate the lengths of various components of a roof system.
Rafter tables
Hip rafter
Slope
Rake rafter
20. An inverted gable roof.
Plumb line
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Butterfly roof
Minor span
21. Part of a common rafter - shortened for framing a hip rafter - a valley rafter - or both.
Gables
Slope
Rafter tables
Jack rafter
22. The width of the larger portion of a building.
Gable roof
Unit length
Major span
Minor span
23. A rafter running between a valley rafter and the ridge.
Collar tie
Valley jack rafter
Hip rafter
Bird's mouth
24. The total horizontal distance over which a rafter slopes.
Total run
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Cheek cut
Total span
25. A type of roof that has two slopes of different pitches on each side of center.
Total run
Gambrel roof
Total span
Lookout
26. Horizontal framing pieces in a cornice - installed to provide fastening for the soffit.
Backing the hip
Bird's mouth
Total span
Lookout
27. A type of roof that has two different pitches on all sides of the building - with the lower slopes steeper than the upper.
Gambrel roof
Gables
Mansard roof
Valley jack rafter
28. A notch cut in the underside of a rafter to fit on top of the wall plate.
Gable end
Line length
Bird's mouth
Major span
29. The rafter placed at the intersection of two roof slopes in interior corners.
Dormer
Valley rafter
Backing the hip
Gambrel roof
30. A valley rafter that runs from the plate to the supporting valley rafter.
Shortened valley rafter
Total span
Hip jack rafter
Gable end studs
31. The length of a rafter along a measuring line without consideration to the width or thickness of the rafter.
Valley jack rafter
Line length
Valley
Common rafter
32. The length of a stair stringer or rafter per unit of run.
Valley rafter
Dormer
Unit rise
Unit length
33. The width of the larger portion of a building.
Major span
Seat cut
shed roof
Unit length
34. Extends diagonally from the corner of the plate to the ridge at the intersection of two surfaces of a hip roof.
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Hip rafter
Unit run
Soffit
35. The amount a stair or rafter rises per unit of run.
Slope
Total run
Pitch
Unit rise
36. An inverted gable roof.
Mansard roof
Gable roof
Hip jack rafter
Butterfly roof
37. The underside trim members of a cornice or any such overhanging assembly.
Gable end studs
Soffit
Level line
Valley jack rafter
38. A rafter that runs from the plate to the ridge of the main roof.
Mansard roof
Line length
Supporting valley rafter
Seat cut
39. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.
Gable end studs
Tail cut
Total span
Shortened valley rafter
40. A vertical member of the cornice finish installed on the tail end of rafters.
Soffit
Hip rafter
Fascia
Unit rise
41. A common rafter cut shorter that does not contact either a top plate or a ridge.
Total span
Total span
Mansard roof
Cripple jack rafter
42. Extends from the wall plate to the ridge board - where its run is perpendicular to the plate.
Collar tie
Common rafter
Lookout
Shortened valley rafter
43. The rafter placed at the intersection of two roof slopes in interior corners.
Jack rafter
Cheek cut
Gable roof
Valley rafter
44. The first and last rafter of a gable roof - usually having a finish or trim applied to it; also called barge or fly rafter.
Rake rafter
Hip jack rafter
Gambrel roof
Level line
45. Increasing the depth of the hip rafter seat cut so that the centerline of its top edge will lie in the plane of adjacent roof surfaces.
Gables
Gambrel roof
Dropping the hip
Supporting valley rafter
46. Supporting timbers at which rafters may intersect each other in a gambrel roof.
Purlin knee wall
Cripple jack rafter
Total span
Rake rafter
47. The sloping portion of the gable ends of a building.
Lookout
Valley
Rake
Valley rafter
48. A common rafter cut shorter that does not contact either a top plate or a ridge.
Hip rafter
Cripple jack rafter
Lookout
Dropping the hip
49. A cut on the rafter that is a combination of a level cut and a plumb cut; also called the bird's mouth.
Minor span
Gables
Unit run
Seat cut
50. Information found printed on the body of a framing square; used to calculate the lengths of various components of a roof system.
Gambrel roof
Line length
Rafter tables
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
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