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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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