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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






2. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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