Roof Ceiling Terminology

1 cap or cover.

Roof ceiling terminology.

A shingle manufactured by coating a reinforcing material felt or fibrous glass mat with asphalt and having mineral granules on the side exposed to the weather. Often used in attics to add light and a pleasing design to the house. 1 part of a pitched roof construction that receives the feet of the spars sp ars and ceiling joist ends. A to z roofing terminology and most used terms attic.

A metal closure set over or covering the joint between adjacent metal panels. 3 part of a suspended timber floor construction that provides a level bearing and. The edge of a roof which runs from eaves to ridge at a gable. Cupola a relatively small roofed structure generally set on the ridge or peak of a main roof area.

The same roof has a 4 12 or 1 3 pitch. 4 in a membrane roof system. A strip of wood usually set in or over the structural deck used to elevate and or attach a primary roof covering such as tile. Dormer window a vertical window or opening coming through a sloping roof and usually provided with its own pitched roof.

A metal grid suspended from hanger rods consisting of main beams and cross tees clips splines and other hardware which support ceiling panels or tiles. Temperature and relative humidity rh resistance. 2 part of a flat roof structure that receives the ends of the flat roof joists. A narrow plastic wood or metal bar which is used to fasten or hold the roof membrane and or base flashing in place.

The terms pitch and slope are simply two different ways of expressing the same measurement. The open area above the ceiling and under the roof deck of a steep sloped roof.