Roof Building Terms

Glossary of roofing terms.

Roof building terms. That part of a roofing waterproofing or flashing component that overlaps or covers any portion of the same or. When working on a roof it pays to be familiar with these terms. With wood shingles or shakes this is the thicker end. Barge boards batten counter batten dormer eaves fascia felt roof cold felt roof hot flashing flat roof gable gauge hip hip board hip end margin nail sickness rafter ridge ridge board ridge tile sarking sarking board slate soffit tiles interlocking tiles plain tingle truss underfelt valley verge.

The butt of a shingle is the end that faces down roof. An asphalt based roof cement formulated to adhere overlapping plies or asphalt roll roofing. Don vandervort hometips. Here is a closer look at common roofing terms.

Asphalt roofing cement used to bond roofing materials also known as flashing cement or mastic astm american society for testing of materials. A term used to describe a pitched roof the ends of which are also sloped. The exposed end of a shingle. Occurs where overlapping materials are seamed sealed or.

These are short spars that run from a hip to the eves or from a ridge to a valley.