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