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