Pitched Roof Terminology

The anatomy of a residential pitched roof traditional or 3 tab shingles.

Pitched roof terminology.

The sloped side of a roof with a peaked top. 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. The ridge height is 1 9 to 1 7th the span an angle of 12 5 to 16. A hip roof is a roof where the ends are also sloped.

Mono pitched roofs pitched here means a roof. The ridge height is 2 9ths to 1 3 the span an angle of 24 to 34. Sloped diagonal ridge between 2 sections of roof is called the hip ridge. These are found in traditional buildings in regions with a low precipitation.

The v cut angle along the junction of two slopes of a roof. The same with protections from falling such as a balustrade parapet walls or. A method of interlocking metal usually at a slope change. Pitched roofs are constructed in two ways.

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. A 4 in 12 pitch means the roof rises 4 inches for every 12 inches of horizontal distance. Laminate or architectural shingles. A structure located behind the higher side of a chimney or similar projections from the roof to divert rainwater around it.

Commonly used roof pitches were given names such as greek. 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. Modern materials which are highly. The gable end is replaced by a hip end.

Easily identified by their triangular shape gable roofs are generally two sided with a peak formed at the top hip. Horizontal line at the top of the roof. Solar reflective and thermal emissive shingles. The boards that enclose the underside of that portion of the roof which extends out beyond the sidewalls of the house.

All four sides slope downwards and are all equal in length to form a ridge at the top of the roof. Also referred to as pitch. The rafters equal the span. The rafter length is 3 4 the span about 48.

Also notice that a hip roof still has a ridge and eaves as do all peaked roofs. Roof terrace including roof garden.