Pitched Roof Terminology

The rafters equal the span.

Pitched roof terminology.

The gable end is replaced by a hip end. Pitched roofs are constructed in two ways. Modern materials which are highly. Solar reflective and thermal emissive shingles.

The same with protections from falling such as a balustrade parapet walls or. The boards that enclose the underside of that portion of the roof which extends out beyond the sidewalls of the house. The word pitch was first used in the early 17th century to denote the highest point this referred to everything from musical sound to the height that a falcon reaches before swooping down to attack its prey. Easily identified by their triangular shape gable roofs are generally two sided with a peak formed at the top hip.

Hip end a sloping end to a pitched roof which is covered with slates or tiles. Roof terrace including roof garden. The sloped side of a roof with a peaked top. A method of interlocking metal usually at a slope change.

A hip roof is a roof where the ends are also sloped. Also notice that a hip roof still has a ridge and eaves as do all peaked roofs. Horizontal line at the top of the roof. The rafter length is 3 4 the span about 48.

Laminate or architectural shingles. A structure located behind the higher side of a chimney or similar projections from the roof to divert rainwater around it. These are found in traditional buildings in regions with a low precipitation. The ridge height is 1 9 to 1 7th the span an angle of 12 5 to 16.

The number of inched of vertical rise in a roof per 12 inches of horizontal distance. Commonly used roof pitches were given names such as greek. Margin the exposed area of a slate or tile usually the minimum is quoted by the manufacturer supplier and may vary for a given slate tile depending on slope of the roof and exposure although a different meaning the measurement is the same as the gauge. All four sides slope downwards and are all equal in length to form a ridge at the top of the roof.

Mono pitched roofs pitched here means a roof. A flanged open bottomed enclosure made of sheet metal or other material placed around a penetration through the roof filled with grout and bituminous or polymeric sealants to seal the area around the penetration. Also referred to as pitch. Hip and ridge cap shingles.

Sloped diagonal ridge between 2 sections of roof is called the hip ridge. The v cut angle along the junction of two slopes of a roof.