The top edge of two intersecting sloping roof surfaces.
Top of the roof is called.
The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise in feet to the span in feet.
Most ridge tiles are a round design and sit on the top of the apex and are then bedded down with mortar.
Cricket a small peaked saddle constructed on the top of the basic roof and behind the chimney.
The drip edge prevents water from building up guiding it over the eaves and into the gutters.
It is usually ornamental but may be used for ventilation.
The ridge line sits on the very top of the roof.
Back to top an eave is the edge of a roof which is why they are sometimes called roof eaves.
Also called skipped decking it refers to the installation of the flat panels by spaces apart and results to a ladder type appearance.
Sheathing the decking material usually sheets of plywood which is nailed to the rafters and to which shingles or other outside roofing materials are secured.
The ridge is the peak where two sloped roof sections meet.
Ridge the horizontal line at the top edge of two sloping roof planes.
The inclined edge of a roof over a wall.
Course a horizontal unit of roofing running the length of the roof.
On a home s exterior eaves can project stick out beyond the side of the building serving both decorative and practical functions.
The drip edge also called eave flashing consists of angled aluminum strips nailed into place over the underlayment on the sides of the roof at the edges and beneath the underlayment at the eaves.
Cupola a structure rising above the main roof.
Roof edge or eaves edge.
This is where the apex of the roof is.
The supporting framing to which a roof deck is attached.
Elk roofing the squared off end of a sloped roof is called the rake the ridge is the horizontal peak of the roof.
The upper part of a side wall or flank wall usually triangular in shape that comes to a point at the ridge of a sloping roof.
A cricket is generally not required.
A waterproofing layer that protects the roof valleys from leaking.
Decking or sheathing usually made from 1 2 inch plywood the decking closes and reinforces the roof structure and provides a nailbed for the shingles.