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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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


40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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