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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






3. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






8. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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


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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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.