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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A horizontal distance of a stair tread or horizontal segment of the total run of a rafter.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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.






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






10. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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 amount a stair or rafter rises per unit of run.






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






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






20. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






35. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






36. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






37. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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