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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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1. The vertical distance that the roof rises from plate to ridge.






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






3. The length of a rafter along a measuring line without consideration to the width or thickness of the rafter.






4. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.






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






6. A valley rafter that runs from the plate to the supporting valley rafter.






7. An inverted gable roof.






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






25. Part of a common rafter - shortened for framing a hip rafter - a valley rafter - or both.






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






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






28. The amount a stair or rafter rises per unit of run.






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






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






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






32. Width of the smaller portion of a building with six or eight corners.






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






34. Width of the smaller portion of a building with six or eight corners.






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. A type of roof that has two different pitches on all sides of the building - with the lower slopes steeper than the upper.






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






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






43. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






45. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






48. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.






49. An inverted gable roof.






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