A structure composed of walls and a roof surrounding a.
Parts of roof to wall.
Ridge the horizontal line at the top edge of two sloping roof planes.
Sheathing is a layer used as the base of the roof.
Also known as a fascia.
It usually consists of either plywood or oriented strand board osb.
Usually made from 1 2 inch plywood the decking closes and reinforces the roof structure and provides a nailbed for the shingles.
Other parts of the roof are nailed to this later.
Fascia this is the trim used to cover the eaves.
Rows of shingles or tiles installed horizontally.
Roof edge or eaves edge all the boards running along the edge of the roof or eaves.
The surface to which the shingles and or panels are applied.
Sheathing the decking material usually sheets of plywood which is nailed to the rafters and to which shingles or other outside roofing materials are secured.
19 parts of a roof on a house detailed diagram custom cross section diagram of a house roof showing the many different parts of a residential roof including structural parts the various layers exterior and various roof features such as skylight and chimney.
Rafters these are wooden beams that run from the top of the roof to the bottom.
Sheathings are panels that envelope the rafters.
Common parts components of a roof.
Under the quebec construction code certain kinds of particleboard are also authorized.
Truss the truss is a framework comprised of wooden beams that helps to support the roof.
Other components such as metal panels or shingles are attached to the sheathing later.