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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A compound miter cut on the end of certain roof rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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