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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






47. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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

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50. An inverted gable roof.