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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A cut on the extreme lower end 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. A type of roof that pitches in two directions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






34. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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

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






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






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