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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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