Roof
framing: The
act, process or manner of constructing the structural frame of a roof
Arch
brace:
a curved brace, usually used in pairs, to support a roof frame and give
the effect of an arch
Chimney
brace:
A
lateral support tying a chimney to the building structure
Collar
beam / collar tie:
A horizontal timber uniting two opposite common rafters at a point below
the ridge, usually in the upper half of the rafter length
Eaves:
That part of a sloping
roof that overhangs the wall
Collar-braced roof
Hammer-beam
roof
King
post
Purlin(e):
A piece of timber laid horizontally on the principal
rafters of
a roof to support the common
rafters
on which the roof covering is laid.
Queen
post
Rafter:
One of a series of inclined members to which a roof covering is fixed;
any of a series of small, parallel beams for supporting the sheathing
and covering of a pitched roof.
Exposed rafter
tails are a
distinguishing feature of Arts & Crafts/
Craftman style buildings. Rafter tails AKA scroll-sawn
rafter tails.
Ridge:
A
horizontal line at the top between two sloping roof surfaces
Ridge
beam:
A beam for supporting the upper ends of rafters below the ridge of a
roof. Thicker than a ridge board.
Ridge
board / ridgepole / ridgepiece:
A horizontal timber at the ridge of a roof, to which the upper ends of
the rafters are fastened
Ridge
cap / ridge capping / ridge covering: Any
covering (such as wood, metal, shingle, etc) used to cover the ridge
of a roof
Ridge
crest: The
ornamentation
of the ridge of a roof
Ridge
tile / crown tile: A
tile which is curved in section, often decorative, used to cover the
ridge of a roof
Tie
beam: In
roof framing, a horizontal timber connecting two opposite
rafters at their lowest ends to prevent them from spreading
A hammer beam
is used in place of a tie beam in a hammer beam ceiling
Tie
rod: An iron or steel rod serving as a structural tie, esp. one
keeping the lower ends of an arch or frame from spreading.
An
anchor is
is a metal clamp, often of a fanciful design, fastened on the outside
of a wall to the end of a tie rod connecting it with an opposite wall
to prevent bulging.
See also: Chimney
brace above
- Anchor:
65 Elmwood Avenue,
Carl Slone Antique Lighting and Windows
- Anchor:
Old
Editions
Book Shop and Café
- Anchor: Ullmann
House, 260 Middlesex Rd.
- Anchor:
Fort
Niagara
- Anchor:
Oost-Indisch
Huist,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Anchor:
39 Grand-Rue, Geneva,
Switzerland
- Tie
rod: Koski
Mehmed
Pasha Mosque, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Tie
rod: Casa
di
Dante, Florenece, Italy
- Tie
rod: Wawel
Castle,
Cracow (Krakow), Poland
- Tie
rod: Salisbury,
England
- Tie
rod: Sforza
Castle,
Milan, Italy
