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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






14. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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40. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. An inverted gable roof.






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