Under Roof Name

A roof appended thus the name to the wall of a building and by implication having further roofs or terraces above.

Under roof name. Pent roof pentice skirt roof if carried around the house. Most roof decking is made from sheets of plywood. Enfilade photo by keller keller. The same roof has a 4 12 or 1 3 pitch.

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. Roof deck is the roofing material that sits on top of the roof trusses. Another word for under a roof. Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof.

A measurement of roof area that equals 100 square feet an area 10 feet by 10 feet. Soffit is the board that bridges the gap between a home s siding and its roofline. This sort of roof commonly admits natural light into a factory and is also known as northlight in the northern hemisphere implying a single such plane. It appears when natural salts in the materials leach out and crystallize.

A second small pointed roof that diverts rainwater around something such as a chimney that projects out of a primary roof. Square one hundred square feet of roof. Soffit the area that encloses the underside of that portion of the roof that extends out beyond the sidewalls of the house. The space under the roof.

Soffits help provide ventilation for attic space. Single ply a roofing system or roofing material used for low slope roofs including systems made of polyvinyl chloride pvc epdm rubber and thermoplastic polyolefin tpo. Water shield is the next roofing layer that creates a water proof barrier where ice or water can buildup near the roof eaves. Excess humidity can turn into frost if it comes into contact with cold surfaces under the roofing.

Efflorescence photo by nancy andrews. 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. It s located under the horizontal fascia board which holds the gutters. A composite decking made of solid materials it resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load.

Intricate roofs have many parts that incorporate several of the basic roof designs such as a gable roof sitting atop a gambrel or variations of the gable valley roof design using one or a variety of different types of roof trusses also see our very detailed diagrams showing the different parts of a roof truss. Slope a roof s slope is the number of inches it rises for every 12 inches of horizontal run a roof with a 4 in 12 slope rises 4 inches for every 12 inches of horizontal run. The fascia is attached to the edge of the roof and stretches horizontally from one end of the rafters to the other.