Attic Structure Names

Paumelle photo by ryan benyi.

Attic structure names.

Section view through a house roof drawing showing names for parts of the structure. A curved structure capable of spanning a space while supporting significant weight. The middle of a set of three wedge shaped stair steps or winders that together make a 90 degree turn. Also called bull s eye or oeil de boeuf.

The v cut angle along the junction of two slopes of a roof. Other rafters used in the loft roof structures are. Horizontal line at the top of the roof. A habitable attic at the top of a larger building generally with sloping walls and with skylights or dormer windows.

Means centers a typical line to which carpenters layout framing. Domestic roof construction is the framing and roof covering which is found on most detached houses in cold and temperate climates. Truss rafters and attic trusses name or icon of a zone homey support roofing basis of design identifying the parts of roof and. Hip rafter in a hip roof these are fixed to the jack rafters.

A small round or oval window often found in dormers. Kite winder photo by laura moss. Clarification needed uk and australia. 39 parts of a roof truss with ilrated diagrams definitions.

Addition of engineered i joists. August 17 2020 by zamira leave a comment. Valley rafters the long vertical rafter used to support the intersection were two roof slopes meet. Crown rafter only found in hipped roofs in which it forms the.

Latin name in architecture for paneled or coffered ceiling soffit or vault adorned with a pattern of recessed panels. A structure located behind the higher side of a chimney or similar projections from the roof to divert rainwater around it.