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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A common rafter cut shorter that does not contact either a top plate or a ridge.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






41. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






43. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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