A roof supported by hammer beams

A vertical member from the apex to the bottom chord of a pitched truss

A king post having notches or raised areas for receiving and supporting the feet of inclined struts

An enlarged area of a post for supporting the foot of a strut or brace

A horizontal tie beam uniting the tops of two queen posts

Either of the two vertical web members set at equal distances from the apex of a pitched truss

A horizontal timber for connecting two structural members to keep them from spreading apart, such as the beam connecting the feet of two principal rafters in a roof truss

A compression member lying along and dogged to the tie beam of a queen truss and separating the feet of the queen posts

A vertical timber set on the inner end of a hammer beam and braced to a collar beam above to support a purlin

A bracket for supporting a hammer beam

A support projecting horizontally from a wall to bear the weight of a cantilever or to strengthen an angle

A vertical timber supported at its lower end by a corbel and carrying at its upper end a hammer beam or tie beam

One of a pair of naturally curved timbers, forming one of several arched frames supporting the roof of an old English cottage or farm building

A pitched truss having a king post

A rafter reinforcing a principal rafter or a diagonal member of a queen truss

A pitched truss having two queen posts connected by a straining piece

A curved brace, usually used in pairs to support a roof frame and give the effect of an arch

A longitudinal member of a roof frame for supporting common rafters between the ridge and the eaves

A light structural member for carrying roofing materials, supported by and running at right angles to purlins

A rafter extending from a wall plate to a ridge board or ridge beam and having no function other than to support sheathing and covering of a roof

A beam perpendicular to the ends of tie beams in a trussed roof and supporting common rafters near their lower ends

A diagonal member of a roof principal, usually forming part of a truss and supporting the purlins on which common rafters rest

A member in a frame structure upon which adjacent or similar members depend for support or reinforcement

A beam for supporting the upper ends of rafters at the ridge of a roof

A short beam receiving and holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust

Also called dragon piece

A plumb cut at the upper end of a rafter where it butts against a ridge board

Vertical or perpendicular in direction

A method of determining the length of a rafter with a framing square, by marking in increment of angular length for each foot of horizontal run

A relatively short bracket or cantilever for supporting the overhang of a roof

Also called tail piece

Either of the end rafters in the part of a gable roof that projects beyond the gable wall

A pair of rafters supporting the part of a gable roof that projects beyond the gable wall

A board, often carved, attached to the projecting end of a gable roof

Also called verge board

A horizontal timber at the ridge of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened

A joist for carrying the finish ceiling of a room

A short wall supporting rafters at some intermediate position along their length

A beam extending outward from a main structure to support the projection of a floor or roof

A bevel given to the outer and upper edge of a hip rafter in order to allow sheathing to fit the top of the rafter without leaving a triangular space between it and the lower side of the roof covering

An oblique angular cut at the end of a jack rafter enabling it to fit tightly against a hip rafter or valley rafter

The act, process, or manner of constructing the structural frame of a roof

A pair of rafters connected by a collar beam or tie beam

A horizontal timber uniting two opposing rafters at a point below the ridge, usually in the upper half of the rafter length

Any of a series of small, parallel beams for supporting the sheathing and covering of a pitched roof

A right-angled notch cut on the underside of a rafter to fit over a longitudinal member, such as a wall plate

A horizontal cut at the lower end of a rafter that allows it to rest on and be connected to a wall plate

Also called foot cut, plate cut

Having a length or height less than that of most of the others in a framed structure

An angle brace for supporting one end of a dragon beam

Any rafter that is shorter than the full length of the roof slope, as one meeting a hip or a valley

A rafter connecting the ridge to the wall plate along a valley

A rafter forming the junction of the sloping sides of a hip roof

A jack rafter extending from a valley rafter to a ridge

A rafter joining a hip to a valley

Also called double jack rafter

A jack rafter extending from a wall plate to a hip rafter