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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. Information found printed on the body of a framing square; used to calculate the lengths of various components of a roof system.






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






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






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






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

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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.







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