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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






3. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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