A horizontal timber or metal resting at the peak of the roof.
Parts of a roof labeled.
The a shaped side wall of the home that forms the peak of the roof is called the gable.
It resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load.
The entire roof frame is covered in a thin piece of wood called decking or roof sheathing.
A hip roof is a roof where the ends are also sloped.
The home above has 2 gables one on each end of the home.
Flashing if you have vent pipes chimneys or valleys on your roof you need to protect them and seal them against.
Rake is an inclined edge of a roof on top of a wall.
It is a device used on the gabble roof or soffit to provide ventilation to the underside of the roof deck.
It is the lower part of the roof that extends beyond the side of the house.
Parts of a roof decking or sheathing roof edge or eaves edge attic saddle ridge valley underlay membrane eaves membrane underlay membrane drip edge roof vents deflector plumbing vent flashing joint covers shingles.
Here s a closer look at several other components of your rooftop system.
Gutter and downspout the key role of a roof is to protect your house from water and to make that.
A composite decking made of solid materials.
Now let s look at the parts of a slightly different roof type.
Roof sheathing material is usually plywood or oriented strand board osb that is just under half an inch.
Parts of the roof s edge.
Gutters are vents that carry away the trickled rainwater.