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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






4. An inverted gable roof.






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






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






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

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8. An inverted gable roof.






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






10. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






12. The horizontal distance covered by a roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. A rafter running between two valley rafters.






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







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