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Carpentry Roof Framing Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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