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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 rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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 compound miter cut on the end of certain roof rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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