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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






3. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






4. Part of a common rafter - shortened for framing a hip rafter - a valley rafter - or both.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Part of a common rafter - shortened for framing a hip rafter - a valley rafter - or both.






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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