Roof Construction Short

The board fitted at the end of the rafters, which the gutter is fixed to is called the:

• bargeboard
• soffit board
• fillet board
• fascia board

The board that is fixed to the underside of a boxed eaves detail to finish it off is a:

• bargeboard
• fillet board
• soffit board
• fascia board

The framework that is constructed to go over the gable wall is known as a:

• roof ladder
• gable ladder
• closed eaves
• boxed eaves

The finishing piece of timber that covers the last rafter on a gable roof is known as a:

• soffit board
• floor board
• bargeboard
• fascia board

Checking the first truss is plumb is usually done with a:

• long spirit level

• cowley level

• short spirit level

• laser level

Trussed roofs are nowadays often assembled and braced at ground level then lifted into position onto the walls by crane because:

• it avoids workers going up and down ladders

• supervisors can easily see what is being done

• scaffolding will not be needed

• it is safer for workers to be working at ground level

Truss clips (Pressed steel anchor plates) are used to:

• fix the truss and bracing together

• connect all the joints on a truss

• connect the wallplate to brickwork

• fix the truss to the wallplate

When setting out for trusses, the centres usually vary from:

• 300 mm to 450 mm

• 400 mm to 600 mm
• 450 mm to 800 mm
• 600 mm to 900 mm

A ridge on a roof is: 

• the horizontal line on top of a double pitched roof

• the underside of a roof

• a stepped part of the structure

• an overlapped tiled area

A metal weatherproof joint between roof structure components is called: 

• A flash joint
• Flashing
• A water channel
• Guttering