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Roofing Terminology Flashcards

1
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the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a buildin

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Eave

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A shingle valley installation method where one roof plane’s shingles completely cover the other’s. The top layer is cut to match the valley lines.

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Closed Cut Valley

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When shingles are improperly installed over an existing roof or are over-exposed, they may form a curl or cup. May also be due to a manufacturing defect.

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Cupping

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4
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A raised roof extending out of a larger roof plane

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Dormer

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5
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An installed lip that keeps shingles up off the deck at edges, and extends shingles out over eaves and gutters

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Drip Edge

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When installing rolled products in roofing, the area where a roll ends on a roof, and is overlapped by the next section of rolled material.

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End Laps

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Materials used to waterproof a roof around any projections

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Flashing

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Traditional roof style; two peaked roof planes meeting at a ridge line of equal size.

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Gable Roof

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Crushed rock that is coated with a ceramic coating and fired, used as top surface on shingles.

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Granules

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Hip Legs

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Hip Legs

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A roof with four roof planes coming together at a peak and four separate hip legs.

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Hip Roof

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When a snow load melts on a roof and re-freezes at the eave areas. Ice dams force water to “back-up” under shingles and cause leakage.

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Ice Dam

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13
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Continuous metal flashing consisting of several feet of metal. Used at horizontal walls, bent to resemble an “L”.

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“L” Flashing

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14
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Roof pitches less than 4:12 are considered low sloped roofs. Special installation practices must be used on roofs sloped 2:12-4:12. Shingles can not be installed at slopes less than 2/12.

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Low Slopes

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15
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A roof design with a nearly vertical roof plane that ties into a roof plane of less slope at its peak.

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Mansard

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16
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NRCA

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The National Roofing Contractors Association. Respected national organization of roofing contractors.

17
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Valley installation using metal down the valley center.

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Open Valley

18
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OSB

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Oriented Strand Board. A decking made from wood chips and lamination glues

19
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Method of installing shingles in a straight up the roof manner.

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Racking

20
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The vertical edge of gable style roof planes

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Rake Edge

21
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Rooftop rectangular shaped roof vents. Also called box vents, mushroom vents, airhawks, soldier vents.

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Roof Louvers

22
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A roofing area defined by having four separate edges. One side of a gable, hip or mansard roof.

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Roof Plane

23
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Intake ventilation installed under the eaves, or at the roof edge.

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Soffit Ventilation

24
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The first course of roofing installed. Usually trimmed from main roof material.

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Starter Strip

25
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Steep-Slope Roofing

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Steep-Slope Roofing

26
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Metal flashing pieces installed at sidewalls and chimneys for weatherproofing.

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Step-flashing

27
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When a roof plane ties into another roof plane that has a different pitch or slope.

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Transitions

28
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The surface, usually plywood or oriented strand board (OSB), to which roofing materials are applied.

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Deck/ Sheathing

29
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A flat board, band or face located at a cornice’s outer edge.

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Fascia

30
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Vents, pipes, stacks, chimneys-anything that penetrates a roof deck.

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Penetrations

31
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The supporting framing to which a roof deck is attached.

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Rafters

32
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Engineered components that supplement rafters in many newer homes and buildings. Trusses are designed for specific applications and cannot be cut or altered.

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Truss

33
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A material designed to restrict the passage of water vapor through a roof system or wall.

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Vapor retarder

34
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A strip of asphalt material along the rake over an unseen drip edge metal.

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Bleeder

35
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An area behind a chimney or wall that has a slope designed to move water away and down the roof

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Cricket

36
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A ceiling is nailed to this framing members. These are also used to tie walls together.

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Joist

37
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A brace placed in the attic to support the rafters.

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Purlin

38
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A corrosion resistant metal covering that seals penetration on roof such as exhaust fans, gas water heater pipes and plumbing venting through the roof.

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Roof Jack

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