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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






2. 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.






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






13. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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