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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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