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






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






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

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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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