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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






14. An inverted gable roof.






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






16. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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