Pitched Roof Terminology

All four sides slope downwards and are all equal in length to form a ridge at the top of the roof.

Pitched roof terminology.

The ridge height is 1 9 to 1 7th the span an angle of 12 5 to 16. A structure located behind the higher side of a chimney or similar projections from the roof to divert rainwater around it. 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. The boards that enclose the underside of that portion of the roof which extends out beyond the sidewalls of the house.

The ridge height is 2 9ths to 1 3 the span an angle of 24 to 34. 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. Modern materials which are highly.

A hip roof is a roof where the ends are also sloped. Commonly used roof pitches were given names such as greek. Laminate or architectural shingles. Also referred to as pitch.

The rafter length is 3 4 the span about 48. Roof terrace including roof garden. 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. These are found in traditional buildings in regions with a low precipitation.

A method of interlocking metal usually at a slope change. A 4 in 12 pitch means the roof rises 4 inches for every 12 inches of horizontal distance. Sloped diagonal ridge between 2 sections of roof is called the hip ridge. Pitched roofs are constructed in two ways.

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. The same with protections from falling such as a balustrade parapet walls or. The anatomy of a residential pitched roof traditional or 3 tab shingles. The sloped side of a roof with a peaked top.

Mono pitched roofs pitched here means a roof. The gable end is replaced by a hip end. The v cut angle along the junction of two slopes of a roof. The rafters equal the span.

Hip and ridge cap shingles. Solar reflective and thermal emissive shingles.