Ventilation
What is an exhaust vent installed along the continuous peak of a sloped roof.
Ridge Vent
What is a waterproof, self-adhering membrane applied directly to the roof deck?
Ice and Water Shield
What is The external angle where two adjacent sloping roof sides meet?
Hip
What is a protective, watertight seal placed around pipes and vents that penetrate a roof?
Pipe Boot
What are the angled edges on the sides of a house?
What is a stationary, square or rectangular exhaust vent installed near the peak of a roof?
Box Vent
What serves as the critical secondary water-shedding barrier beneath your Field shingles?
Synthetic Underlayment
What is the downward-sloping channel where two different roof planes meet?
Valley
What is an L-shaped piece of metal interwoven between interlocking roof shingles and an adjoining vertical wall?
Step Flashing
What are on the flat edges of a roof. They typically will have gutters along them.
The Eaves
What is a passive attic ventilation system. It uses a spinning, cylindrical turbine to pull hot, moist air out of the attic space using natural wind power and thermal convection, requiring no electricity?
Turbine Vent
What provides a strong, sealed foundation for the very first row of shingles along the eaves and rakes of a roof?
Starter Strip
What is the horizontal peak where two sloping roof planes meet?
Ridge
What is a thin metal—like galvanized steel, aluminum, or copper—installed where a sloped roof meets a vertical wall, such as a dormer or chimney?
Wall Flashing
What bridges the gap between your home’s exterior wall and the edge of the roof. If its vented it works with ridge vent to get proper attic ventilation
Soffits
What is a motorized exhaust vent installed directly on the roof deck?
Power Attic Vent
What are the primary, visible shingles that cover the vast majority of your roof's surface area?
Field Shingles
What is a roofed structure that projects vertically from one of the slopes of a roof. It features two valleys on either side and has a ridge?
Dormer/Gable
What is a protective piece of metal installed over the top edge of base flashing where a roof meets a vertical surface, like a chimney or wall?
Counter Flashing
Whats the vertical board that runs along the lower edge of your roofline. Its primary purpose is to act as a protective barrier against weather and moisture.
Fascia
What type of ventilation uses stationary louvers installed on the exterior gable walls?
Gable Vents
What seals the all points of your roof where two opposing slopes meet.
Ridge Cap
What provides a solid surface for nails and screws to securely grip?
Decking
What is a specialized roof flashing designed to seal around pipes, electrical masts, and conduits that cannot be accessed from the top?
Split Boot
What is the angled piece of metal flashing installed on the eaves and rakes of your roof. Which primary point is to protect the underlying roof structure—like the roof deck and fascia boards—from water damage by redirecting water runoff safely into your gutter system?
Drip Edge