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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






43. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






44. An inverted gable roof.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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







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