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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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.






45. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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