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WorksheetsRoofing Terms
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is an abutment?
The edge of a roof
Where the roof meets the side of a wall, dorma or chimney
The highest point of the roof
A type of tile
What is the apex?
A row of tile across the roof
The draining edge of the roof
Boards fixed to verge details
The highest point of the roof where two slopes meet
What is a bargeboard?
Where you store tiles overnight
Boards fixed to verge details
Where the roof meets a board
A board used for standing on
What is a batten gauge?
Distance between the battens required for slate and tiles
Method used to nail slates to fixings
A term used to assess how many tiles are required in a row
The draining edge of a roof
What does the term 'course' refer to in slate and tiling?
The junction between two internal roof slopes
A row of tiles across the roof
Roof finishing's that do not require a mortar bed
Covering of sheet material made from bitumen
What is a double lap?
Two tiles on top of each other
When the gauge is less than half the length of the tile the tile laps not only the one below but also the one below that
The drainage system for a roof
A term used to describe the distance a tile overhangs the verge
What do we mean when we say a 'dry fix'?
Roof finishing's that do not require a mortar bed
Work that is completed in warm weather
Small sections of material (usually lead) used with slates & plain tiles to make abutments watertight
A flashing that fits junctions between two or more roof slopes
What is an eave?
Materials cut so they form a close fit
The line running along the top of two roof slopes
The outer edges of the roof at the gable ends
The draining edge of a roof
What is single lap?
One tile per row
The junction between two internal roof slopes
The distance that a tile / slate is off set from the outside edge of the one below
The depth of a tile
What does finial refer to?
A decorative end ridge tile
A plain tile
A term used in slating meaning the slate is nailed at the top
Materials cut so they form a close fit
What is a fixed gauge?
Tiles/ slates where the gauge is fixed by design.
The tile is fixed against a wall
The tile is cemented in place
Decorative end ridge tile
What are flashing's?
Weathering strips at roof junctions to make them weatherproof , normally made from lead but other materials can be used
Used to glues tiles together
Rooflights
Tiles/ slates where the gauge is fixed by design
