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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.
Dormer
Gambrel roof
Pitch
Line length
2. Extends diagonally from the corner of the plate to the ridge at the intersection of two surfaces of a hip roof.
shed roof
Rake
Gable end studs
Hip rafter
3. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.
Valley
Hip roof
Total span
Unit run
4. A cut on the extreme lower end of a rafter.
Valley cripple jack rafter
Unit length
Total run
Tail cut
5. The length of a stair stringer or rafter per unit of run.
Unit length
Butterfly roof
Dropping the hip
Dormer
6. The amount of slope to a roof expressed as ratio of the total rise to the span.
Jack rafter
Gable end studs
Valley cripple jack rafter
Pitch
7. The vertical distance that the roof rises from plate to ridge.
Supporting valley rafter
Total rise
Line length
Line length
8. 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.
Line length
Pitch
Dropping the hip
Ridgeboard
9. A cut on the rafter that is a combination of a level cut and a plumb cut; also called the bird's mouth.
Rafter tables
Supporting valley rafter
Dormer
Seat cut
10. A shortened common rafter that spans from the wall plate to a hip rafter.
Total rise
Valley jack rafter
Lateral bracing
Hip jack rafter
11. 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.
Tail cut
Common rafter
Gable end
Total run
12. A rafter that runs from the plate to the ridge of the main roof.
Supporting valley rafter
shed roof
Major span
Rafter tables
13. Part of a common rafter - shortened for framing a hip rafter - a valley rafter - or both.
Gables
Jack rafter
Minor span
Shortened valley rafter
14. A type of roof that slopes in one direction only.
shed roof
Common rafter
Total rise
Unit length
15. 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.
Unit rise
Dropping the hip
Unit run
Valley
16. A common rafter cut shorter that does not contact either a top plate or a ridge.
Gable roof
Backing the hip
Cripple jack rafter
Bird's mouth
17. The amount a stair or rafter rises per unit of run.
Backing the hip
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Cheek cut
Unit rise
18. The triangular areas formed by the rake rafters and the wall plate at the ends of the building.
Backing the hip
Line length
Hip roof
Gables
19. The length of a rafter along a measuring line without consideration to the width or thickness of the rafter.
Rake rafter
Line length
Backing the hip
Total span
20. Any line on the rafter that is horizontal when the rafter is in position.
Line length
Level line
Cripple jack rafter
Hip roof
21. The amount of slope to a roof expressed as ratio of the total rise to the span.
Cheek cut
Pitch
Total run
Valley cripple jack rafter
22. Horizontal framing pieces in a cornice - installed to provide fastening for the soffit.
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Ridgeboard
Unit length
Lookout
23. A type of roof that has two different pitches on all sides of the building - with the lower slopes steeper than the upper.
Valley jack rafter
Mansard roof
Unit length
Lateral bracing
24. The intersection of two roof slopes at interior corners.
Jack rafter
Intersecting roof
Rafter tables
Valley
25. A rafter that runs from the plate to the ridge of the main roof.
Mansard roof
Butterfly roof
Rake rafter
Supporting valley rafter
26. A cut on the extreme lower end of a rafter.
Gambrel roof
Tail cut
Jack rafter
Valley
27. A type of roof that pitches in two directions.
Rafter tables
Valley jack rafter
Hip rafter
Gable roof
28. A short rafter running parallel to common rafters - cut between hip and valley rafters.
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Level line
Total rise
Valley rafter
29. Horizontal framing pieces in a cornice - installed to provide fastening for the soffit.
Major span
Lookout
Line length
Rake rafter
30. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.
Total span
Hip roof
Line length
Valley cripple jack rafter
31. The amount a stair or rafter rises per unit of run.
Purlin knee wall
Total span
Unit rise
Valley jack rafter
32. Information found printed on the body of a framing square; used to calculate the lengths of various components of a roof system.
Total run
Total span
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Rafter tables
33. Information found printed on the body of a framing square; used to calculate the lengths of various components of a roof system.
Total span
Rafter tables
Hip roof
Gable roof
34. Extends from the wall plate to the ridge board - where its run is perpendicular to the plate.
Gambrel roof
Valley rafter
Valley
Common rafter
35. The rafter placed at the intersection of two roof slopes in interior corners.
Valley rafter
Shortened valley rafter
Major span
Unit length
36. Beveling the top edge of a hip rafter to line it up with adjacent roof surfaces.
Slope
Seat cut
Supporting valley rafter
Backing the hip
37. A type of roof that pitches in two directions.
Level line
Tail cut
Gable roof
Pitch
38. The vertical distance that the roof rises from plate to ridge.
Total rise
Valley rafter
Dropping the hip
Collar tie
39. A notch cut in the underside of a rafter to fit on top of the wall plate.
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40. The underside trim members of a cornice or any such overhanging assembly.
Gables
Total run
Total run
Soffit
41. The first and last rafter of a gable roof - usually having a finish or trim applied to it; also called barge or fly rafter.
Plumb line
Lateral bracing
Bird's mouth
Rake rafter
42. A compound miter cut on the end of certain roof rafters.
Valley cripple jack rafter
Valley cripple jack rafter
Cheek cut
Gable end studs
43. The underside trim members of a cornice or any such overhanging assembly.
Soffit
Lateral bracing
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
Unit length
44. A horizontal distance of a stair tread or horizontal segment of the total run of a rafter.
Unit run
Dropping the hip
Rafter tables
Shortened valley rafter
45. Part of a common rafter - shortened for framing a hip rafter - a valley rafter - or both.
Dropping the hip
Unit length
Jack rafter
Valley cripple jack rafter
46. A valley rafter that runs from the plate to the supporting valley rafter.
Supporting valley rafter
Shortened valley rafter
Valley
Total run
47. A valley rafter that runs from the plate to the supporting valley rafter.
Hip roof
Level line
Shortened valley rafter
Lookout
48. The total horizontal distance over which a rafter slopes.
Supporting valley rafter
Dormer
Rake
Total run
49. A short rafter running parallel to common rafters - cut between hip and valley rafters.
Dropping the hip
Valley cripple jack rafter
Hip-valley cripple jack rafter
shed roof
50. A horizontal member placed close to the ridge at right angles to the plate.
Valley cripple jack rafter
Lookout
Collar tie
Minor span