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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






9. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






15. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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40. An inverted gable roof.






41. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






44. 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.






45. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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