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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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


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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






10. A compound miter cut on the end of certain roof rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. Term used to indicate the steepness of a roof; stated as unit rise on unit run - e.g. - 6 on 12.






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






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






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






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






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






29. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






30. Term used to indicate the steepness of a roof; stated as unit rise on unit run - e.g. - 6 on 12.






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






32. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






36. Part of a common rafter - shortened for framing a hip rafter - a valley rafter - or both.






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






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






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






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






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. A compound miter cut on the end of certain roof rafters.






43. Part of a common rafter - shortened for framing a hip rafter - a valley rafter - or both.






44. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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