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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. The width of the larger portion of a building.






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






46. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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