House Roofing Terms

Glossary of roofing terms.

House roofing terms.

Here is a closer look at common roofing terms. When working on a roof it pays to be familiar with these terms. The following is a comprehensive list of roofing terms posted for your knowledge and benefit. Don vandervort hometips.

Roofing terms you should know. Depending on the type and quality. The exposed end of a shingle. 2 one layer of a series of materials applied to a surface e g a five course wall flashing is composed of three applications of roof cement with one ply of felt or fabric sandwiched between each layer of roof cement.

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. Underlayment is the base layer of your roof that can be found between the roof deck and the shingles. With wood shingles or shakes this is the thicker end. Made of asphalt and a fibrous mat usually fiberglass or felt underlayment can be waterproof or water resistant.

The butt of a shingle is the end that faces down roof. The gable end the house wall on a conventional simple gable roof such as shown in our sketch is the triangular end wall arrows 17 22 23 and 31 see roof ventilation specifications definition of the rake area of the roof or ends of the roof itself may overhang the gable end wall. 1 the term used for each row of shingles of roofing material that forms the roofing waterproofing or flashing system.