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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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 sloping portion of the gable ends of a building.






22. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 intersection of two roof slopes at interior corners.






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






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






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