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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A notch cut in the underside of a rafter to fit on top of the wall plate.

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






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






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






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






22. Supporting timbers at which rafters may intersect each other in a gambrel roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The underside trim members of a cornice or any such overhanging assembly.






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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







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