Test your basic knowledge |

Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.






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






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






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






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


6. 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.






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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