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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






28. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. An inverted gable roof.