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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab
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1. A type of roof that has two slopes of different pitches on each side of center.
Jack rafter
Minor span
Gambrel roof
Gable roof
2. The width of the larger portion of a building.
Gable end studs
Major span
Rake rafter
Backing the hip
3. The amount a stair or rafter rises per unit of run.
Hip roof
Total span
Hip rafter
Unit rise
4. A shortened common rafter that spans from the wall plate to a hip rafter.
Valley cripple jack rafter
Level line
Cripple jack rafter
Hip jack rafter
5. 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.
Gambrel roof
Unit length
Gable end
Gable end studs
6. A horizontal distance of a stair tread or horizontal segment of the total run of a rafter.
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Valley cripple jack rafter
Jack rafter
Unit run
7. A roof that slopes upward toward the ridge from four directions.
Hip roof
Level line
Slope
Major span
8. A type of roof that pitches in two directions.
Level line
Unit run
Gable roof
Shortened valley rafter
9. The width of the larger portion of a building.
Gables
Major span
Total run
Valley rafter
10. A compound miter cut on the end of certain roof rafters.
Supporting valley rafter
Cheek cut
Minor span
Major span
11. A valley rafter that runs from the plate to the supporting valley rafter.
shed roof
Shortened valley rafter
Backing the hip
Gable end studs
12. A vertical member of the cornice finish installed on the tail end of rafters.
Plumb line
Shortened valley rafter
Fascia
Total span
13. A rafter that runs from the plate to the ridge of the main roof.
Unit length
Level line
Supporting valley rafter
Dropping the hip
14. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
Gables
Gable roof
Tail cut
Dormer
15. A short rafter running parallel to common rafters - cut between hip and valley rafters.
Rafter tables
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Shortened valley rafter
Lookout
16. The intersection of two roof slopes at interior corners.
Ridgeboard
Valley
Level line
Total run
17. Extends from the wall plate to the ridge board - where its run is perpendicular to the plate.
Fascia
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Backing the hip
Common rafter
18. Temporary or permanent bracing that runs perpendicular to the braced members.
Plumb line
Gambrel roof
Lateral bracing
Rake rafter
19. The underside trim members of a cornice or any such overhanging assembly.
Soffit
Plumb line
Common rafter
Valley jack rafter
20. A notch cut in the underside of a rafter to fit on top of the wall plate.
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21. The triangular areas formed by the rake rafters and the wall plate at the ends of the building.
Unit rise
Valley rafter
Common rafter
Gables
22. The length of a rafter along a measuring line without consideration to the width or thickness of the rafter.
Line length
Fascia
Collar tie
Major span
23. A type of roof that slopes in one direction only.
Unit length
Major span
shed roof
Jack rafter
24. Part of a common rafter - shortened for framing a hip rafter - a valley rafter - or both.
Intersecting roof
Jack rafter
Cheek cut
Unit run
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.
Ridgeboard
Butterfly roof
Pitch
Level line
26. Term used to indicate the steepness of a roof; stated as unit rise on unit run - e.g. - 6 on 12.
Unit run
Slope
Rafter tables
Gable roof
27. An inverted gable roof.
Butterfly roof
Dropping the hip
Total run
Total rise
28. Part of a common rafter - shortened for framing a hip rafter - a valley rafter - or both.
Shortened valley rafter
Mansard roof
shed roof
Jack rafter
29. A cut on the rafter that is a combination of a level cut and a plumb cut; also called the bird's mouth.
Valley rafter
Seat cut
Dormer
Major span
30. A valley rafter that runs from the plate to the supporting valley rafter.
Dropping the hip
Intersecting roof
Major span
Shortened valley rafter
31. A type of roof that has two different pitches on all sides of the building - with the lower slopes steeper than the upper.
Slope
Mansard roof
Level line
Dropping the hip
32. A roof that slopes upward toward the ridge from four directions.
Seat cut
shed roof
Bird's mouth
Hip roof
33. A vertical member of the cornice finish installed on the tail end of rafters.
Minor span
Hip rafter
Fascia
Shortened valley rafter
34. A rafter running between a valley rafter and the ridge.
Level line
Valley jack rafter
Unit run
Total span
35. The rafter placed at the intersection of two roof slopes in interior corners.
Valley rafter
Shortened valley rafter
Dropping the hip
Hip roof
36. The vertical distance that the roof rises from plate to ridge.
Ridgeboard
Butterfly roof
Total rise
Valley jack rafter
37. Horizontal framing pieces in a cornice - installed to provide fastening for the soffit.
Valley cripple jack rafter
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Lookout
Total run
38. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
Supporting valley rafter
Gables
Dropping the hip
Dormer
39. Width of the smaller portion of a building with six or eight corners.
Plumb line
Cheek cut
Pitch
Minor span
40. The rafter placed at the intersection of two roof slopes in interior corners.
Minor span
Valley rafter
Supporting valley rafter
Unit rise
41. The length of a stair stringer or rafter per unit of run.
Valley
Intersecting roof
Tail cut
Unit length
42. 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.
Soffit
Dropping the hip
Total run
Seat cut
43. 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.
Ridgeboard
Gable end
Rafter tables
Level line
44. A rafter running between two valley rafters.
Purlin knee wall
Hip roof
Valley cripple jack rafter
Seat cut
45. A common rafter cut shorter that does not contact either a top plate or a ridge.
Cripple jack rafter
Gable end
Slope
Fascia
46. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.
Valley rafter
Total span
Soffit
Valley cripple jack rafter
47. The length of a rafter along a measuring line without consideration to the width or thickness of the rafter.
Line length
Pitch
Bird's mouth
Valley cripple jack rafter
48. Width of the smaller portion of a building with six or eight corners.
Cheek cut
Valley jack rafter
Minor span
Supporting valley rafter
49. Any line on the rafter that is vertical when the rafter is in position.
Plumb line
Level line
Seat cut
Ridgeboard
50. Any line on the rafter that is horizontal when the rafter is in position.
Level line
Total rise
Rake
Shortened valley rafter