Roofing

Roofing

Referring to the construction and/or tiling of rooves on buildings and other structures.

Industry: Construction

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Valley

Construction; Roofing

The meeting of two inclined roof surfaces at a re-entrant angle.

Truncated truss

Construction; Roofing

A standard truss that has been truncated or has had it's top cut off. Usually to allow jack trusses to pass over it in hip roof design. The term girder truss truss is commonly applied as these ...

Tilt or tilting fillet

Construction; Roofing

A extra piece of timber at the fascia to lift the bottom row of slates.

Tie rod truss

Construction; Roofing

A roof truss that uses tie rods for the members under tension, ties, and solid timber or metal for the compression members.

Tile battens

Construction; Roofing

In roofing they are the horizontal strips of timber nailed across the rafters to fix cement and clay tiles to.

Tie beam

Construction; Roofing

1.) A horizontal member in roof framing, fixed to the foot of rafters to stop them spreading. 2.) In truss construction, timber or steel, the bottom horizontal member. The bottom chord.