Unit 306 Roofing

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Across
  1. 5. The line formed at the internal intersection of two sloping surfaces. It runs from the ridge to the eaves.
  2. 8. A wedge-shaped piece of wood nailed to the top of the rafters to reduce the pitch of the roof at the eaves.
  3. 9. A roof with its insulation near the ceiling and a ventilated space above it is called ?
  4. 10. This is the underside of the eaves that is fixed to the back of the fascia and the wall. It forms an enclosed element all around the building.
  5. 11. Timber member which is fixed to the common rafters midway between the ridge and the wall plate and runs parallel to the wall and the ridge.
  6. 12. Triangular upper part of wall at the end of a ridge roof
Down
  1. 1. The short rafters that run from the hip or valley rafter to the wall plate.
  2. 2. A roof with four roof planes coming together at a peak and four separate hip legs.
  3. 3. A flat roof with external insulation on the top of the supporting deck.
  4. 4. This roof incorporates a main tie which is secured to the feet of each rafter and spans the width of the building.
  5. 6. These are metal hangers by which ceiling joists are fixed to the wall plate.
  6. 7. Metal straps that help tie the wall plate to the walls