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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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1. A rafter running between a valley rafter and the ridge.






2. A common rafter cut shorter that does not contact either a top plate or a ridge.






3. A type of roof that slopes in one direction only.






4. Extends diagonally from the corner of the plate to the ridge at the intersection of two surfaces of a hip roof.






5. A rafter that runs from the plate to the ridge of the main roof.






6. 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.






7. Beveling the top edge of a hip rafter to line it up with adjacent roof surfaces.






8. A compound miter cut on the end of certain roof rafters.






9. The rafter placed at the intersection of two roof slopes in interior corners.






10. Beveling the top edge of a hip rafter to line it up with adjacent roof surfaces.






11. A cut on the rafter that is a combination of a level cut and a plumb cut; also called the bird's mouth.






12. Extends from the wall plate to the ridge board - where its run is perpendicular to the plate.






13. 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.






14. A cut on the extreme lower end of a rafter.






15. A cut on the rafter that is a combination of a level cut and a plumb cut; also called the bird's mouth.






16. The triangular areas formed by the rake rafters and the wall plate at the ends of the building.






17. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






18. Any line on the rafter that is horizontal when the rafter is in position.






19. Any line on the rafter that is horizontal when the rafter is in position.






20. The first and last rafter of a gable roof - usually having a finish or trim applied to it; also called barge or fly rafter.






21. Studs that form the wall closing in the triangular area under a gable roof.






22. 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.






23. A type of roof that pitches in two directions.






24. The sloping portion of the gable ends of a building.






25. The roof of irregular shaped buildings; valleys are formed at the intersection of the roofs.






26. A vertical member of the cornice finish installed on the tail end of rafters.






27. 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.






28. A horizontal distance of a stair tread or horizontal segment of the total run of a rafter.






29. A shortened common rafter that spans from the wall plate to a hip rafter.






30. Term used to indicate the steepness of a roof; stated as unit rise on unit run - e.g. - 6 on 12.






31. A roof that slopes upward toward the ridge from four directions.






32. The intersection of two roof slopes at interior corners.






33. The total horizontal distance over which a rafter slopes.






34. The amount of slope to a roof expressed as ratio of the total rise to the span.






35. The width of the larger portion of a building.






36. Temporary or permanent bracing that runs perpendicular to the braced members.






37. Studs that form the wall closing in the triangular area under a gable roof.






38. Horizontal framing pieces in a cornice - installed to provide fastening for the soffit.






39. The width of the larger portion of a building.






40. An inverted gable roof.






41. A horizontal member placed close to the ridge at right angles to the plate.






42. A common rafter cut shorter that does not contact either a top plate or a ridge.






43. Any line on the rafter that is vertical when the rafter is in position.






44. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






45. A type of roof that has two slopes of different pitches on each side of center.






46. A type of roof that slopes in one direction only.






47. The first and last rafter of a gable roof - usually having a finish or trim applied to it; also called barge or fly rafter.






48. The length of a stair stringer or rafter per unit of run.






49. A short rafter running parallel to common rafters - cut between hip and valley rafters.






50. The intersection of two roof slopes at interior corners.