Roof Parts
Roof Appendages
Roof Coverings
Roof Top Terms
Towers, Turrets, and Domes
100
The apex of a roof at the long horizontal juncture of two roof slopes
What is a Ridge
100
The front of this dormer rises along a flat plane to a point at the ridge of the dormer roof.
What is a Gable Dormer
100
Thin wedge-shaped rectangles, usually made of slate, tile, concrete or asphalt. Applied in an overlapping fashion
What are Shingles
100
A structure on top of a tower that houses a bell
What is a Belfry
100
A vault of circular or spherical shape
What is a Dome
200
THE DEGREE OF INCLINATION OF A ROOF SLOPE
What is the Pitch
200
Composed of three sloping planes that converge at the ridge of the dormer.
What is a Hipped Dormer
200
Thick hand-split shingles made by splitting a short log into radial sections
What are Shakes
200
A vertical channel that conducts smoke and gasses through the roof of a building
What is a Chimney
200
A tower that emerges from the building core instead of the ground
What is Turret
300
The lower edge of a roof that projects beyond the building wall; the projecting lower edge of a roof, overhanging the non-gabled walls.
What is an Eave
300
This dormer also has a flat roof but the roof slopes downward at an angle somewhat less than that of the surrounding roof. Its front eave line is, again, parallel to the main roof eave line
What is a Shed Dormer
300
A decorative pattern of shaped & overlapped tiles or shingles
What is Imbrication
300
A round or square roof top structure. It? may have windows or louvers.?
What is a Cupola
300
The section of a tower between the tower base and the spire section of a steeple
What is a Lantern
400
The protective uppermost course of a parapet or wall. It projects beyond the wall to throw off rain. (Shingles, shakes, or roof boards that project beyond the roof crest, usually in the direction of the prevailing wind.) A.K.A Projecting Comb
What is Coping or Capping
400
A low dormer having no vertical sides, the roof instead curving smoothly upward over the dormer window (also called an Eyelid Window). Most commonly used in Tudor and English Cottage styles
What is an Eyebrow Dormer
400
Curved tile used for joining plain tiles along the ridge and hip lines of a roof
What is Bonnet Tile
400
Cylindrical pr diamond-shaped clay or metal pipe used on top of a chimney to extend the draft
What is a Chimney Pot
400
The circular wall forming the base of a dome; Equivalent to the lantern of a tower
What is a Drum
500
Metal strips placed over shingles and other roof sheathing in roof intersections such as valleys and around the base of chimneys to prevent water infiltration
What is Flashing
500
Type of dormer where one or more of the dormers vertical walls is recessed into the roof
What is an Inset Dormer
500
Boards or sheet materials that are nailed to the rafters to which shingles or other outside roofing materials are secured
What is Roof Sheathing
500
A building designed to look out upon a pleasing scene
What is a Belvedere
500
Open scaffolding on a roof used to suspend bells
What is Bell Cote or Bell Cot
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