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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






16. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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

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27. 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.






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






41. 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.






42. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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