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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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1. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






43. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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