Types of Roofs

TRUE or FALSE:

Roofs provide a building with a protective and weather resistant system to keep the building's occupants and materials secure and out of the elements (wind, rain and sun).

• TRUE

• FALSE

What do you call the highest point on the roof?

• the tippy top

• the peak

• the summit

• the apex

TRUE or FALSE:

A roof that has 4 sloped sides to it is often called a 'hip roof'

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fill in the blank________:

A gable roof has a center board at the peak called a 'ridge board. The tips of the rafters connect with the ridge board at the peak of the roof and descend down to the wall plate. This end of the rafter is often referred to as the eave and helps to shed _________ away from the building.

TRUE or FALSE:

A gable roof is more complicated to construct than a hip roof.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fill in the blank______:

The ______ roof has 4 sloping sides.

TRUE or FALSE:

Shed roofs are a complex system of jack rafters, steep pitched slopes and intersecting roof lines.

• TRUE

• FALSE

FILL IN THE BLANK _____

A _________ roof is simple, two sided sloped design that is easy to fabricate and requires less material to construct.

TRUE or FALSE:

The rake end of a gable roof has a clear view of the roof's peak and resembles an upside down V when viewed from the ground.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What type of roof does your home have?

• Shed

• Gable

• Gambrel

• Dutch Hip

• Hip