TLE Technical terms M1

Question 1

Is a structural piece of rolled steel shaped to form a 900 angle.

Answer 1

Angle Iron

Question 2

is a roof with two sides sloping down toward the interior of
the house.

Answer 2

Butterfly Roofs

Question 3

Is a hemispherical roof form.

Answer 3

Dome

Question 4

is a structure projecting from a sloping roof to accommodate a
window.

Answer 4

Dormer

Question 5

is a part of a roof that projects over a wall.

Answer 5

Eaves

Question 6

is a surface finish material used to cover another surface.

Answer 6

Fascia

Question 7

is the material used for covering exposed places outside the
building like firewalls.

Answer 7

Flashing

Question 8

is a roof with a minimum pitch for drainage.

Answer 8

Flat Roofs

Question 9

is the triangular end of an exterior wall above the eaves.

Answer 9

Gable

Question 10

is a roof that slopes from two sides only.

Answer 10

Gable Roof

Question 11

is a lead and zinc bath treatment to prevent rusting.

Answer 11

Galvanize

Question 12

is a symmetrical roof with two different pitches or slopes on each side. Hip rafter- is the diagonal rafter that extends from the plate to
the ridge to form the hip.

Answer 12

Gambrel roof

Question 13

is the diagonal rafter that extends from the plate to the ridge to form the hip.

Answer 13

Hip rafter

Question 14

is a roof with four sloping sides.

Answer 14

Hip roof

Question 15

is a roof with two slopes on each side with the lower slope
much steeper than the upper.

Answer 15

Mansard roof

Question 16

is the horizontal distance that a roof projects beyond a wall.

Answer 16

Overhang

Question 17

is the angle between the top plate and the ridge board. It is also
referred to as the rise over the run.

Answer 17

Pitch

Question 18

is a horizontal structure member which hold rafters together.

Answer 18

Purlin

Question 19

are structural members used to frame a roof.

Answer 19

Rafters

Question 20

is the top edge of the roof where rafters meet.

Answer 20

Ridge

Question 21

is a wood or metal cap used for roofing at the ridge.

Answer 21

Ridge cap

Question 22

is the vertical height of a roof.

Answer 22

Rise

Question 23

is a material of fiber and asphalt manufactured in rolls.

Answer 23

Roll Roofing

Question 24

is a roof slanting in one direction.

Answer 24

Shed Roof

Question 25

are thin pieces of wood or other materials that overlap each other in covering a roof.

Answer 25

Shingles

Question 26

is a prefabricated triangular shaped unit used for supporting roof loads over long spans.

Answer 26

Truss

Question 27

is the internal angle formed by two slopes of a roof.

Answer 27

Valley

Question 28

is the diagonal rafter forming the intersection of two sloping roofs.

Answer 28

Valley Rafter