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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A horizontal distance of a stair tread or horizontal segment of the total run of a rafter.






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






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






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






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






17. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






34. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. An inverted gable roof.






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






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