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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






32. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






35. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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

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






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






49. A type of roof that pitches in two directions.






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