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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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.






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






42. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






46. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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