Monday, April 4, 2011

What's in a roof?

Here's a list of roofing terms to help you better understand the components of a roof system:



Dormer: A vertical window set into and projecting from the slope of a pitched roof.



Ridge: The top of the roof formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.



Ridge Vent: Vent located on the ridge of a sloped roof to provide air exhaust.



Soffit: The underside area below the eave of a roof.



Soffit Vent: Vents located below the eaves to provide air intake.



Valley: Internal angle fromed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.



Eave: The horizontal, lower edge of a sloped roof.



Gable/Rake Edge: The inclined, outside edge of a sloped roof plane.



Step Flashing: Base flashing application where 90* pieces of metal are installed where a roof plane meets a vertical surface.



Counter Flashing: Flashing metal attached to a vertical surface to prevent water from getting behind step flashing. Attached with reglets sawn into masonry joints when attached to masonry walls.



Cricket: A peaked saddle construction at the back of a chimney to deflect water around the chimney.



Pipe Collar: A flange placed over a vent pipe to seal roof around a roof penetration.



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1 comment:

  1. Nice definition of Roofs mentioned in you post, I like you blog, you deliver very informative material to your readers. In next post just tells us about Roof leaks.

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