Parts Of A Roof Frame

Tie down fixings tie down fixings are used to resist uplift and shear forces lateral loads in floor framing wall framing and roof framing.

Parts of a roof frame.

It resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load. Ridge beam sits below the rafters. There are various national and local construction codes that dictate the structure of your roof frame. Truss the truss is a framework comprised of wooden beams that helps to support the roof.

Transfers the loadof the roof through the raftersto walls below. Ridge beams are long rectangular rigid pieces of wood metal or stone which are placed horizontally along the ridge of the roof. Parts of a roof decking or sheathing roof edge or eaves edge attic saddle ridge valley underlay membrane eaves membrane underlay membrane drip edge roof vents deflector plumbing vent flashing joint covers shingles. A composite decking made of solid materials.

Hip this is an external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes. Roof frame when they build a home contractors will add a wooden frame for the roof on top of the house. A horizontal timber or metal resting at the peak of the roof. Other components such as metal panels or shingles are attached to the sheathing later.

A ridge board is a horizontal member of the roof frame. They provide the support for the external roofing material. The rafters and trusses are connected to the ridge board for a cohesive framework. Rafters are sloped beams that run from the roof s ridge to the eaves.

Ridge board ridge beam. This framing also called a roof truss serves as the roof s skeleton which the other parts of the roof will all rest on. The rafters when combined together help to form the truss. The main structural parts of a roof are ceiling joists ridge board jack rafter hip rafter common rafters creeper rafters raking plates out riggers and noggings or last rafter overhang.

The point at which all the raftersare attached to. Parts of a roof. Sheathing is a layer used as the base of the roof. Other parts of the roof are nailed to this later.

Supported by lally columns.