Illustrated
Architecture Dictionary
(Wood)
Roof
Framing
See
also: Roof
styles .......... (Masonry)
Vaulting
Roof framing: The act, process or manner of constructing the structural frame of a roof
Arch brace: a curved brace, usually used in pairs, to support a roof frame and give the effect of an arch
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
- Episcopal Church of the Ascension
- Parkside Lutheran Church
- Holy Trinity Church
- Calvary Episcopal Church, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY
- Trinity Church, NEW YORK CITY
Chimney brace: A lateral support tying a chimney to the building structure
Collar beam / collar tie: A horizontal timber uniting two opposite common rafters at a point below the ridge, usually in the upper half of the rafter length
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
- Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
- Automobile Club of Buffalo
Eaves: That part of a sloping roof that overhangs the wall
Collar-braced roof
Hammer-beam roof
King post
Purlin(e): A piece of timber laid horizontally on the principal rafters of a roof to support the common rafters on which the roof covering is laid.
Queen post
Rafter: One of a series of inclined members to which a roof covering is fixed; any of a series of small, parallel beams for supporting the sheathing and covering of a pitched roof.
Exposed rafter tails are a distinguishing feature of Arts & Crafts/ Craftman style buildings. Rafter tails AKA scroll-sawn rafter tails.
- Episcopal Church of the Ascension
- Statler (William & Essie) House Exposed rafter tails
- Automobile Club of Buffalo Exposed rafter tails
- 781 Richmond Ave. Exposed rafter tails
- 1362 Amherst St. Exposed rafter tails
- Minot Tanner House, 94 Windsor Ave. Exposed rafter tails
- Hasedera Buddhist Temple, Kamakura Exposed rafter tails
- Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine Exposed rafter tails
- Bargello, Florence, Italy Exposed rafter tails
Ridge: A horizontal line at the top between two sloping roof surfaces
Ridge beam: A beam for supporting the upper ends of rafters below the ridge of a roof. Thicker than a ridge board.
Ridge board / ridgepole / ridgepiece: A horizontal timber at the ridge of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened
Ridge cap / ridge capping / ridge covering: Any covering (such as wood, metal, shingle, etc) used to cover the ridge of a roof
- Parkside Baptist Church
- Clement Brick Museum Terra cotta cap, Elmira, NY.
- Clement Brick Museum Terra cotta cap, St. Louis, MO, with (humorous) face painting
- Clement Brick Museum Two terra cotta caps, Glen Falls, NY
Ridge crest: The ornamentation of the ridge of a roof
- Copper Shop, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora, NY
- 147 Linwood Ave.
- Franklin W. Caulkins House, 415 Franklin Street
- Palace at Versailles, France
- Salisbury, England
Ridge tile / crown tile: A tile which is curved in section, often decorative, used to cover the ridge of a roof
Tie beam: In roof framing, a horizontal timber connecting two opposite rafters at their lowest ends to prevent them from spreading
A hammer beam is used in place of a tie beam in a hammer beam ceiling
- St. John the Baptist RC Church
- Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Basilica of Sante Croce, Florence, Italy
Tie rod: An iron or steel rod serving as a structural tie, esp. one keeping the lower ends of an arch or frame from spreading.An anchor is is a metal clamp, often of a fanciful design, fastened on the outside of a wall to the end of a tie rod connecting it with an opposite wall to prevent bulging.
- Anchor: 65 Elmwood Avenue, Carl Slone Antique Lighting and Windows
- Anchor: Old Editions Book Shop and Café
- Anchor: Ullmann House, 260 Middlesex Rd.
- Anchor: Fort Niagara
- Anchor: Oost-Indisch Huist, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Anchor: 39 Grand-Rue, Geneva, Switzerland
- Tie rod: Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Tie rod: Casa di Dante, Florenece, Italy
- Tie rod: Wawel Castle, Cracow (Krakow), Poland
- Tie rod: Salisbury, England
- Tie rod: Sforza Castle, Milan, Italy
