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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






9. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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 rafter running between a valley rafter and the ridge.






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






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






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






50. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.