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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






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






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






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






37. An inverted gable roof.






38. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






40. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






44. 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.






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

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






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






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






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






50. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.