Roof Terms
Any sloping board of the roof of a building.
What is a Rafter?
The little boards above and below windows.
What are cripple studs?
Architect scales are described as "inches to the ____"
What is "foot"?
How long 2 inches represents in the "real world" using the 3/32 scale.
What is about 21' 4"
The group that was the most successful in the marshmallow challenge
Who are kindergarten students?
The highest point on the roof.
What is the ridge?
The stud running from the top to the bottom plate on either side of a window or door.
What is a king stud?
The 1/4, 3/8, and 3/16 scales are all read from...
What is "Right to Left"?
How long 2 inches represents in the "real world" using the1/8 scale
What is 16'?
The student in this class with the next closest birthday
Who is Jor'Na (10/7)?
The board that attaches to roof trusses on the edge, often supports gutters.
What is the fascia?
The board nailed to the king stud that supports the header (two names possible).
What is a jack (or trimmer) stud?
The number indicating the full scale of 12 inches to the foot?
What is 16?
How long 2 inches represents in the "real world" using the 1/4 scale.
What is 8'?
The date of YWCPA open house
When is Tuesday 9/14?
The triangular shape at the edge of a truss roof house.
What is a gable?
The space left between studs in which windows or doors can be inserted.
What is a Rough Opening?
The scale that would produce the smallest representation of an object that is large in the real world?
What is the 3/32 scale?
How long 2 inches represents in the "real world" using the1/2 scale.
What is 4'?
Ms. Miesner likes these things (according to the syllabus).
What are books, outdoors, bikes?
The main horizontal support board in roofs (and floors)
What is a girder?
The bottom board on a wall. Supports the studs.
What is a sole plate (also called bottom plate)?
How long a 1 1/2 inch line would be in real life when drawn using the 1 1/2 inches to the foot scale
What is 1 foot?
How long 2 inches represents in the "real world" using the 16 (full) scale.
What is 2"?
Wild card! Say anything nice about yourself.
You are amazing!