All roofs have a deck eaves and ridges.
House roofing terminology.
4 in a membrane roof system.
Sometimes referred to as the roof overhang.
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.
Parts of a roof.
All the boards running along the edge of the roof or eaves.
It is a waterproofing layer made of regular felt stacked above the solid.
Decking is the foundation of your roof.
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Glossary of roofing terms.
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 e a ves ridges valleys ventilation.
A metal closure set over or covering the joint between adjacent metal panels.
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.
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 strip of wood usually set in or over the structural deck used to elevate and or attach a primary roof covering such as tile.
Also known as a fascia.
The construction of a typical roof overhang eave or soffit is shown in our sketch.
Most roofs have valleys too.
Oriented strand board osb.
Spelled hryge in old english the word was first used in reference to house roofs in the 16th century.
A composite decking made of solid materials it resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load.
Here is a little trivia.
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.
2 in a metal 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.
The space under the roof.
The soffit is the enclosed portion of the roof that overhangs the house walls at the roof lower edges.
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.
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.
The eave on a gable end is sometimes referred to as the gable overhang.
1 cap or cover.
