Rafter a structural member usually slanted to which sheathing is attached.
House labeled parts of a roof.
It is a device used on the gabble roof or soffit to provide ventilation to the underside of the roof deck.
It is the lower part of the roof that extends beyond the side of the house.
Rake is an inclined edge of a roof on top of a wall.
This framing also called a roof truss serves as the roof s skeleton which the other parts of the roof will all rest on.
Pitch slope the number of inches of vertical rise in a roof per 12 inches of horizontal distance.
It s important to understand what those parts entail.
With both practicality and elegance in mind a roof like any other structure does have its own anatomy identity and major functioning parts.
When they build a home contractors will add a wooden frame for the roof on top of the house.
Like many aspects of a home a roof is fairly complex.
Gutters are vents that carry away the trickled rainwater.
Joist in a flat roof a horizontal structural member over which sheathing is attached.
Parts of a roof decking or sheathing roof edge or eaves edge attic saddle ridge valley underlay membrane eaves membrane underlay membrane drip edge roof vents deflector plumbing vent flashing joint covers shingles.