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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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1. An inverted gable roof.






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






3. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






5. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Width of the smaller portion of a building with six or eight corners.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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

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