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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






4. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. A rafter running between two valley rafters.