House Roofing Terminology

All the boards running along the edge of the roof or eaves.

House roofing terminology.

Here is a little trivia. 1 cap or cover. A metal closure set over or covering the joint between adjacent metal panels. The attic must be ventilated to protect the roofing system against excessive heat in summer and warm moist air generated by the house in winter.

Decking is the foundation of your roof. The space under the roof. Roof deck panels 4 by 8 feet made of narrow bits of wood installed lengthwise and crosswise in layers and held together with a resin glue. Most roofs have valleys too.

In the 17th and 18th centuries ridge piece and ridge pole were used respectively to designate a horizontal timber or a pole at the ridge of a roof. The soffit is the enclosed portion of the roof that overhangs the house walls at the roof lower edges. The construction of a typical roof overhang eave or soffit is shown in our sketch. 4 in a membrane roof system.

The deck is the base that rests against the bones of your attic to cover the rafters and support the weight of the roofing materials. The pieces and parts of a building have names a house parts vocabulary and we ll all communicate better if we use the same terms to refer to them. A composite decking made of solid materials it resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load. Also known as a fascia.

The lower part of a roof plane that extends outward from the structure at the same slope as the roof and is generally finished with a fascia board. Barge boards batten counter batten dormer eaves fascia felt roof cold felt roof hot flashing flat roof gable gauge hip hip board hip end margin nail sickness rafter ridge ridge board ridge tile sarking sarking board slate soffit tiles interlocking tiles plain tingle truss underfelt valley verge. Glossary of roofing terms. Spelled hryge in old english the word was first used in reference to house roofs in the 16th century.

2 in a metal roof. Oriented strand board osb. Sometimes referred to as the roof overhang. A narrow plastic wood or metal bar which is used to fasten or hold the roof membrane and or base flashing in place.

Some are a little arcane to be sure but at the other end of the scale you and i are both confused when you say you don t like that thingy on the roof. Decking e a ves ridges valleys ventilation. Slatted devices installed in a gable or soffit the underside of eaves to ventilate the space below a roof deck and equalize air temperature and moisture. Let s explain what these roofing terms actually mean.

All roofs have a deck eaves and ridges. It is a waterproofing layer made of regular felt stacked above the solid. The eave on a gable end is sometimes referred to as the gable overhang.