Pitched Roof Terminology

Sloped diagonal ridge between 2 sections of roof is called the hip ridge.

Pitched roof terminology.

The rafters equal the span. Hip end a sloping end to a pitched roof which is covered with slates or tiles. Horizontal line at the top of the roof. Easily identified by their triangular shape gable roofs are generally two sided with a peak formed at the top hip.

Laminate or architectural shingles. The number of inched of vertical rise in a roof per 12 inches of horizontal distance. The v cut angle along the junction of two slopes of a roof. All four sides slope downwards and are all equal in length to form a ridge at the top of the roof.

The boards that enclose the underside of that portion of the roof which extends out beyond the sidewalls of the house. Pitched roofs are constructed in two ways. Roof terrace including roof garden. The anatomy of a residential pitched roof traditional or 3 tab shingles.

The word pitch was first used in the early 17th century to denote the highest point this referred to everything from musical sound to the height that a falcon reaches before swooping down to attack its prey. A hip roof is a roof where the ends are also sloped. A structure located behind the higher side of a chimney or similar projections from the roof to divert rainwater around it. The ridge height is 1 9 to 1 7th the span an angle of 12 5 to 16.

The rafter length is 3 4 the span about 48. Also notice that a hip roof still has a ridge and eaves as do all peaked roofs. Margin the exposed area of a slate or tile usually the minimum is quoted by the manufacturer supplier and may vary for a given slate tile depending on slope of the roof and exposure although a different meaning the measurement is the same as the gauge. Solar reflective and thermal emissive shingles.

Commonly used roof pitches were given names such as greek. A method of interlocking metal usually at a slope change. The sloped side of a roof with a peaked top. These are found in traditional buildings in regions with a low precipitation.

Hip and ridge cap shingles. Mono pitched roofs pitched here means a roof. Also referred to as pitch. Modern materials which are highly.

The same with protections from falling such as a balustrade parapet walls or. The gable end is replaced by a hip end.