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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






36. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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