Dead level a roof or section of roof without any pitch.
Name of roof terms.
Some within the industry also refer to this as the rake.
Cement mortar filler on top of a chimney stack at the base of chimney pots or protruding flues.
A composite decking made of solid materials it resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load.
Deck the material installed over the framing of a structure on which shingles are installed.
The primary materials are oriented strand board osb and cdx plywood.
An asphalt based roof cement formulated to adhere overlapping plies or asphalt roll roofing.
Galvalume steel is carbon steel with a protective alloy consisting primarily of aluminum on both sides of the steel.
Glossary of roofing terms.
When working on a roof it pays to be familiar with these terms.
A simple roof design shaped like an inverted v.
The lower plane has a steeper slope than the upper.
Contains a gable at each end.
With wood shingles or shakes this is the thicker end.
Since that time we ve added further roof types terms and graphics to create a more complete list.
Contains a gable at each end.
The exposed end of a shingle.
Gable is the edge of the roof that runs from the eave to the ridge.
Roofing design types terms.
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.
Don vandervort hometips.
A type of roof containing sloping planes of the same pitch on each of four sides.
That part of a roofing waterproofing or flashing component that overlaps or covers any portion of the same or.
A term used to describe a pitched roof the ends of which are also sloped.
Here is a closer look at common roofing terms.
It is a waterproofing layer made of regular felt stacked above the solid.
The butt of a shingle is the end that faces down roof.
Gable ridged dual pitched peaked saddle pack saddle saddleback span roof.
The upper portion of a sidewall that comes to a triangular point at the ridge of a sloping roof.
These are short spars that run from a hip to the eves or from a ridge to a valley.
Triangular upper part of wall at the end of a ridge roof hipped roof.
A type of roof containing sloping planes of the same pitch on each side of the ridge.
Double coverage a method of applying roof shingles so that two complete layers of material are provided.
A type of roof containing two sloping planes of different pitches on each side of the ridge.
A hip roof contains.
