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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab
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1. The amount of slope to a roof expressed as ratio of the total rise to the span.
Hip roof
Valley cripple jack rafter
Gable end studs
Pitch
2. The intersection of two roof slopes at interior corners.
Major span
Major span
Valley
Total rise
3. Term used to indicate the steepness of a roof; stated as unit rise on unit run - e.g. - 6 on 12.
Cheek cut
Ridgeboard
Slope
Rake rafter
4. The total horizontal distance over which a rafter slopes.
Fascia
Minor span
Total run
Soffit
5. A cut on the extreme lower end of a rafter.
Gambrel roof
Rake
Soffit
Tail cut
6. Supporting timbers at which rafters may intersect each other in a gambrel roof.
Purlin knee wall
Rake
Total rise
Gable end studs
7. A rafter running between two valley rafters.
Valley cripple jack rafter
Jack rafter
Intersecting roof
Line length
8. A cut on the rafter that is a combination of a level cut and a plumb cut; also called the bird's mouth.
Slope
Seat cut
Plumb line
Rake rafter
9. An inverted gable roof.
Line length
Valley cripple jack rafter
Butterfly roof
Unit rise
10. The underside trim members of a cornice or any such overhanging assembly.
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Rake rafter
Valley
Soffit
11. A common rafter cut shorter that does not contact either a top plate or a ridge.
Cripple jack rafter
Seat cut
Gable end studs
Purlin knee wall
12. A type of roof that pitches in two directions.
Gable roof
Mansard roof
Bird's mouth
Shortened valley rafter
13. A roof that slopes upward toward the ridge from four directions.
Bird's mouth
Common rafter
Valley
Hip roof
14. The roof of irregular shaped buildings; valleys are formed at the intersection of the roofs.
Dormer
Intersecting roof
Valley cripple jack rafter
Rake rafter
15. 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.
Pitch
Ridgeboard
Rafter tables
Valley rafter
16. A valley rafter that runs from the plate to the supporting valley rafter.
Gable end
Supporting valley rafter
Shortened valley rafter
Lookout
17. A horizontal member placed close to the ridge at right angles to the plate.
Collar tie
Ridgeboard
Backing the hip
Cripple jack rafter
18. Any line on the rafter that is horizontal when the rafter is in position.
Level line
Collar tie
Unit length
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
19. The roof of irregular shaped buildings; valleys are formed at the intersection of the roofs.
Rake
Hip rafter
Intersecting roof
Total run
20. Extends from the wall plate to the ridge board - where its run is perpendicular to the plate.
Common rafter
Cheek cut
Slope
Hip jack rafter
21. Term used to indicate the steepness of a roof; stated as unit rise on unit run - e.g. - 6 on 12.
Slope
Plumb line
Valley cripple jack rafter
Minor span
22. 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.
Cheek cut
Line length
Gable end
Total run
23. The length of a stair stringer or rafter per unit of run.
Shortened valley rafter
Rake
Unit length
Level line
24. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
Dormer
Purlin knee wall
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Level line
25. A shortened common rafter that spans from the wall plate to a hip rafter.
Rake rafter
Hip jack rafter
Rafter tables
Valley cripple jack rafter
26. A common rafter cut shorter that does not contact either a top plate or a ridge.
Fascia
Cripple jack rafter
Gable end studs
Total rise
27. A roof that slopes upward toward the ridge from four directions.
Dormer
Cheek cut
Hip roof
Valley jack rafter
28. A vertical member of the cornice finish installed on the tail end of rafters.
Ridgeboard
Collar tie
Hip jack rafter
Fascia
29. A rafter running between two valley rafters.
Cripple jack rafter
Unit run
Valley cripple jack rafter
Butterfly roof
30. A notch cut in the underside of a rafter to fit on top of the wall plate.
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31. Any line on the rafter that is horizontal when the rafter is in position.
Pitch
shed roof
Level line
Lookout
32. The first and last rafter of a gable roof - usually having a finish or trim applied to it; also called barge or fly rafter.
Valley
Rake rafter
Mansard roof
Gables
33. A horizontal member placed close to the ridge at right angles to the plate.
Valley jack rafter
Total run
Collar tie
Level line
34. A type of roof that has two different pitches on all sides of the building - with the lower slopes steeper than the upper.
Cheek cut
Mansard roof
Purlin knee wall
Valley jack rafter
35. A vertical member of the cornice finish installed on the tail end of rafters.
Lateral bracing
Total run
Common rafter
Fascia
36. Temporary or permanent bracing that runs perpendicular to the braced members.
Bird's mouth
Cripple jack rafter
Lateral bracing
Cripple jack rafter
37. A shortened common rafter that spans from the wall plate to a hip rafter.
Hip jack rafter
Hip rafter
Minor span
Valley jack rafter
38. A type of roof that has two slopes of different pitches on each side of center.
Valley rafter
Gambrel roof
Soffit
Total run
39. Extends from the wall plate to the ridge board - where its run is perpendicular to the plate.
Slope
Seat cut
Common rafter
Soffit
40. A valley rafter that runs from the plate to the supporting valley rafter.
Unit length
Collar tie
Shortened valley rafter
Valley jack rafter
41. A rafter that runs from the plate to the ridge of the main roof.
Total span
Supporting valley rafter
Collar tie
Dormer
42. Temporary or permanent bracing that runs perpendicular to the braced members.
Line length
Unit length
Lateral bracing
Collar tie
43. A short rafter running parallel to common rafters - cut between hip and valley rafters.
Rake rafter
Lateral bracing
Ridgeboard
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
44. 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.
Dropping the hip
Gable roof
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Tail cut
45. Information found printed on the body of a framing square; used to calculate the lengths of various components of a roof system.
Ridgeboard
Gable end studs
Rafter tables
Dropping the hip
46. A rafter running between a valley rafter and the ridge.
Total run
Unit run
Mansard roof
Valley jack rafter
47. The amount of slope to a roof expressed as ratio of the total rise to the span.
Dropping the hip
Cheek cut
Pitch
Slope
48. The length of a stair stringer or rafter per unit of run.
Cripple jack rafter
Fascia
Backing the hip
Unit length
49. The vertical distance that the roof rises from plate to ridge.
Collar tie
Cheek cut
Total rise
Valley
50. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.
Total span
Major span
Minor span
Gambrel roof