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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






13. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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. The width of the larger portion of a building.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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