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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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