Crossword Construct pitched roofs CPCCCA3007

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Across
  1. 2. (2 words) A beam that is designed in size to support the load of the struts
  2. 3. (2 words) The valley formed by a roof being added to the side of an existing roof
  3. 5. (2 words) A beam that supports the load of the ceiling joists
  4. 8. (2 words) A member that is stronger than a ridge because it has to carry roof loads
  5. 11. The members that support the underpurlin
  6. 14. (2 words) A rafter that runs from the internal corner of the external walls up to the ridge board
  7. 15. (3 words) A roof that has no ceiling joists to tie the roof together
  8. 17. The steepness of the roof, often 25 to 30 degrees
  9. 18. (2 words) A roof where the rafters on both sides of the roof are connected to the ceiling joists in such a way that they form a strong triangle
Down
  1. 1. (2 words) A rafter that runs up the gable end of the building on a gable roof
  2. 4. (2 words) A rafter that fits between a ridge and a valley
  3. 6. (2 words) A rafter that meets the ridge at 90 degrees and sits on the top plate with a birdsmouth join
  4. 7. (2 words) Another name for a valley creeper
  5. 9. (2 words) A roof in which the rafters meet in pairs at the ridge and run to the top of the external wall plates
  6. 10. (2 words) A hip that becomes shorter and doesn’t need to go all the way down to the top plate
  7. 12. Members that support the rafter from the underside
  8. 13. The width of the building to be roofed
  9. 16. The highest member of the roof