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Worksheets2nd year roofing components
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 26mins
What is the name of this roof?
First Roof
Single Roof
Third Roof
Double Roof
What is the name of this Roof?
Bell Shaped with Birdsmouth
Bellcast with pole plate
bellcast with birdsmouth
bell shaped with pole plate
What is the name of this Roof?
collar, tie
single
truss
closed couple
What is the name of this roof?
manshed
double
collar
mansard
what type of roof is this?
closed couple
wide coupled
open couple
triangular couple
what type of roof is this?
shirt and tie
tied
mansard
collar and tie
what is the name of this roof?
coupled
double
cold deck
warm deck
this is a ?
lean on roof
mono pitch roof
single roof
lean-to-roof
this is a ______ roof
ceiling tie
collar
collar and tie
pole plate
this is a ?
mono roof
stereo roof
double roof
lean-to-roof
A parapet firewall is
Stop a fire
purely asthetic
separate buildings
extends above roof level and provides a degree of fire protection to the roof
where would you find outriggers on a roof?
(select more than one answer)
on the scaffold
on the ridge board
At right angles to the last ceiling tie to allow bottom of rafters to be secured.
At right angles to the last rafter forming a gable ladder.
what component is fitted at the bottom of the rafters to form a bellcast which slows down the run off of rainwater
spinkler
sprocket
jack rafter
cripple rafter
A ------- ------ is a triangular shaped piece of wood that sits at the bottom of the rafter behind the fascia. This stops the roof felt drooping and creating a trap for moisture
(a)
A ------ ------ forms the internal corner of a roof and supports valley jack rafters
(a)
The ----- ----- is a horizontal component that provides a fixing point for the top of rafters
(a)
What is a Gable Ladder for?
This provides safe access up the roof
This allows a fixing point for plasterboard on inside of roof.
On a Gable End Roof it connects to the last Rafter or Truss and overhangs the gable to support the Barge Board and Barge Soffit
This is part of the scaffold on a Gable end Access Platform
What is a False Chimney?
To disguise heating vents protruding through the roof structure which may not blend with surrounding architecture or with the house style.
A chimney that has no hole.
This was on the design drawings but was never built.
These are built for decorative purposes and helps to reduce floor space within a room.
A cripple rafter / valley jack rafter is a sloping supporting timber that runs from the Valley Rafter to the -----
(a)
A Jack Rafter is a sloping supporting timber that runs from the Hip Rafter to the ---- -----
(a)
A Hip Rafter is a Supporting timber that forms the external corner of a roof and is connected to the wall plate and ridge and offers structural support for the top of ---- -------.
(a)
What are Common Rafters?
These are the horizontal components in a roof.
This is a supporting timber that connects to the ridge board and Hip.
This is a sloping supporting timber that connects to wall plate and ridge board.
This is a supporting timber that connects from wall plate to end of ridge board.
What is the name of the horizontal component part that is fixed to top of wall plate and rafter ends and stops the roof spreading apart. It also offers a fixing to ceiling plasterboard?
(a)
The ---- ----- is a Horizontal structural component that sits on top of a wall and supports the ceiling ties and rafter ends.
(a)
Where are the Eaves on a roof and what component parts can make up the eaves?
The lowest overhanging part of the roof and consists of Fascia and soffit.
The very top of the roof that holds the ridge tiles.
The overhanging part of a gable roof that holds the barge board and barge soffit.
The external and internal corners of the roof at valleys and hips.
---- is the triangular shaped wall at the end of a building with a gable end roof.
(a)
What do you call the end of a sloping roof that extends beyond the gable?
eaves
fascia
bellcast
verge
The underside of a roof overhang that closes off the end of the rafters is called the ------?
(a)
What is the name of the board that when viewed from the front is horizontal but viewed from the end is vertical and it closes off the end of the rafters. This can also be used to secure guttering.
(a)
What is a Bellcast?
This is a type of a roof that can house a Bell.
This helps to funnel rainwater to a downpipe
This allows water to cast into the guttering quicker.
This can be a shallower angle at the bottom of a roof for a design feature but can also reduce the speed of the flow of rainwater off the roof.
The distance from the outsides edges of two wall plates is known as the ----?
(a)
The Rise is the vertical height of the roof from which points?
Measured to the top of the ridge from the bottom of the wall plate.
Measured to the top of the ridge from the top of the wall plate.
Measured from the top of the wall plate to the highest point of the pitch line.
Measured to the bottom of the ridge from the bottom of the wall plate level.
The angle of the roof measured between the surface of the rafter and the underside of the ceiling tie which is stated in degrees is known as the -----.
(a)
The structural component of a roof which changes the direction of the roof and forms an external angle is known as the ---.
(a)
What is a Single Roof?
One Roof on it's own.
A roof that only has one single angle.
A roof fixed at ridge and wall plates with only a single intermediate support.
A roof fixed at ridge and wall plates with no intermediate supports.
A roof that has intermediate supports under the rafters such as a Purlin is called a ------ ----.
(a)
