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Roofing License Questions with 100% Verified
Answers UPDATED!!!
Eave - ANSWER a projecting edge of a roof that extends beyond
the supporting wall (horizontal edges)
Rake - ANSWER slope edge of a roof (found on gable roofs)
Hip - ANSWER the inclined external angle formed by the
meeting of two sloping sides of a roof
Hip roof - ANSWER a roof that rises by inclined planes of the
same pitch from all four sides of a building (contains no gables)
Valley - ANSWER the internal angle formed by the intersection
of two sloping roof planes
Rafters - ANSWER the angled or inclined members of a roof
frame
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Common rafter - ANSWER a rafter that extends perpendicularly
from the top of an outside wall to the ridge board
Hip rafter - ANSWER a rafter that forms the intersection of an
external roof angle
Valley rafter - ANSWER a rafter that forms the intersection of an
internal roof angle
Ridge - ANSWER the highest point on the roof, represented by a
horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the
length of the area
Ridge board - ANSWER the board placed on the ridge of the
roof onto which the upper ends of other rafters are fastened
Slope - ANSWER the incline angle of a roof surface expressed as
a ratio of the rise to the run of a roof, expressed in inches. The
ratio commonly includes a run of 12
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Square - ANSWER a unit of measure, equal to 10 by 10 feet, or
100 square feet
Roof deck - ANSWER a structural component of a building's roof
assembly that provides substrate to which the roof system is
applied, supports dead and live loads as well as building
movement. They may be combustible or non-combustible but
contribute to fire resistance of the roof assembly
Roof assembly - ANSWER a building's structural deck and roof
system that weatherproofs the building
Substrate - ANSWER a layer, often included in the roof deck,
upon which other roofing materials are attached
Roof system - ANSWER interacting roof components including
insulation and a membrane or primary roof covering, which are
designed to weatherproof a building and sometimes improve its
thermal resistance
Dead load - ANSWER permanent, stationary loads that result
from weight of a buildings structural and architectural
Roofing License Questions with 100% Verified
Answers UPDATED!!!
Eave - ANSWER a projecting edge of a roof that extends beyond
the supporting wall (horizontal edges)
Rake - ANSWER slope edge of a roof (found on gable roofs)
Hip - ANSWER the inclined external angle formed by the
meeting of two sloping sides of a roof
Hip roof - ANSWER a roof that rises by inclined planes of the
same pitch from all four sides of a building (contains no gables)
Valley - ANSWER the internal angle formed by the intersection
of two sloping roof planes
Rafters - ANSWER the angled or inclined members of a roof
frame
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Common rafter - ANSWER a rafter that extends perpendicularly
from the top of an outside wall to the ridge board
Hip rafter - ANSWER a rafter that forms the intersection of an
external roof angle
Valley rafter - ANSWER a rafter that forms the intersection of an
internal roof angle
Ridge - ANSWER the highest point on the roof, represented by a
horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the
length of the area
Ridge board - ANSWER the board placed on the ridge of the
roof onto which the upper ends of other rafters are fastened
Slope - ANSWER the incline angle of a roof surface expressed as
a ratio of the rise to the run of a roof, expressed in inches. The
ratio commonly includes a run of 12
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Square - ANSWER a unit of measure, equal to 10 by 10 feet, or
100 square feet
Roof deck - ANSWER a structural component of a building's roof
assembly that provides substrate to which the roof system is
applied, supports dead and live loads as well as building
movement. They may be combustible or non-combustible but
contribute to fire resistance of the roof assembly
Roof assembly - ANSWER a building's structural deck and roof
system that weatherproofs the building
Substrate - ANSWER a layer, often included in the roof deck,
upon which other roofing materials are attached
Roof system - ANSWER interacting roof components including
insulation and a membrane or primary roof covering, which are
designed to weatherproof a building and sometimes improve its
thermal resistance
Dead load - ANSWER permanent, stationary loads that result
from weight of a buildings structural and architectural
