Chapter 16 roof design 34 terms.
Roof design terms.
If you re not familiar with these common roofing terms here are the basics.
Gable roof a type of roof containing sloping.
A simple roof design shaped like an inverted v.
Also called a half hipped roof since part is hipped and part gabled.
Underlayment is the base layer of your roof that can be found between the roof deck and the shingles.
This type of roof is often seen in buildings with a more complex layout for example homes with an attached garage.
It is a waterproofing layer made of regular felt stacked above the solid.
A cross gable roof is a design that consists of two or more gable roof ridges that intersect at an angle most commonly perpendicular to one another.
Metric system lower part 9 terms.
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Made of asphalt and a fibrous mat usually fiberglass or felt underlayment can be waterproof or water resistant.
Depending on the type and quality.
The same roof has a 4 12 or 1 3 pitch.
The engineered wood association is a trade organization that develops product standards installation standards and does certification testing of engineered wood products such as plywood and osb.
Front counter 10 terms.
Hip roof a type of roof containing sloping planes of the same pitch on each of four sides.
A roof s slope is the number of inches it rises for every 12 inches of horizontal run a roof with a 4 in 12 slope rises 4 inches for every 12 inches of horizontal run.
A composite decking made of solid materials it resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load.
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Roofing nails and staples driven into decks at an angle not perpendicular to the roof deck surface.
A hip roof contains no gables.
The terms pitch and slope are simply two different ways of expressing the same measurement.
A horizontal timber or metal resting at the peak of the roof the rafters and trusses are connected to the ridge board for a cohesive framework.
Definition of structural ridge or ridge beam used in roof framing a structural ridge beam is a horizontal beam placed at the peak or ridge of a roof and is designed to carry much of the live and dead loads or weight of the roof structure by itself.
The engineered wood association the apa.
Roofing design types terms gable the upper portion of a sidewall that comes to a triangular point at the ridge of a sloping roof.
A roof with gables extending past the normal ridge of a hipped roof with the hipped roof planes on the lower section.
