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Raise the Roof

Thin pieces of material laid in

overlapping rows to cover the roofs

of buldings

What are Shingles?

The top edge of a roof where two

slopes meet

What is the Ridge?

A roofing composed of layers of asphalt felt

laminated with coal tar, pitch, or asphalt; top finished with crushed

slag or gravel

What is a Built-Up Roof?

The board placed on edge at the ridge of the roof into which

the upper ends of the rafters are fastened

What is the Ridge Board?

The board or sheet material fastened to the roof rafters on

which the shingles or other roof material is

placed

What is Roof Sheathing?

The vertical framing member of

a wall

What is a stud?

The structural covering, usually wood boards or

plywood, used over studs or rafters of a

structure

What is sheathing?

A roof structural member running

from the wall plate to the ridge

What is a rafter?

A horizontal structural member that supports the

floor or ceiling system

What is a joist?

Wood members that form the top of

a framed wall

What is the top plate?

A flexible joint used to prevent cracking or breaking because

of expansion and contraction due to

temperature changes

What is an expansion joint?

A diagonal brace at the corner of a

wood frame wall to stiffen and prevent

cracking

What is a corner brace?

Boards nailed diagonally across

studs or other boards to make framework

rigid

What is cross bracing?

Consists of 2x4 cross blocking between studs

What is a firestop?

A rectangular pier attached to a wall for the purpose of strengthening the

wall

What is a pilaster?

A metal or wood trough for carrying water from a roof

What is a gutter?

The molded projection of the roof overhang at

the rop of the wall

What is the cornice?

The lower portion of the roof that

overhangs the wall

What are the eaves?

A vertical board nailed onto the ends

of the rafters

What is the fascia?

The underside of an overhang such

as a cornice

What is a soffit?

A small masonry unit made from

clay and baked in a kiln

What is a brick?

Interior wall covering, such as gypsum board or plywood, which is applied in large sheets or panels

What is drywall?

A type of insulation designed to be

installed between framing members

What is Batt?

Small wood pieces in wood framing used to anchor or

support other major members

What is blocking?

Thin strips of wood fastened to walls or ceilings to provide a space for insulation, to help

prevent moisture transmission, and to provide a level surface for paneling or

other surface finished treatment

What is furring?

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A structural member transversely

supporting a load

What is a beam?