Portion Of House Sticking Out Along Roof

It is possible to add air intake vents along the base of the upper part.

Portion of house sticking out along roof.

Enfilade photo by keller keller. The soffit is the enclosed portion of the roof that overhangs the house walls at the roof lower edges. Synthetic shingles shingles made of metal wood fiber portland cement with fibers and polymer. A horizontal timber or metal resting at the peak of the roof the rafters and trusses are connected to the ridge board for a cohesive framework.

Gable the triangular part of a wall where roof pitches meet and come to a peak. Ridge the top peak of a gable roof running horizontally where two sloping sides meet. An area of a room that sticks out from the main walls of a house and usually contains a window. Due to cohesion surface tension and other forces water droplets tend to stick to one another and to the surfaces they are on albeit slightly.

A second small pointed roof that diverts rainwater around something such as a chimney that projects out of a primary roof. Portion of the roof that extends out beyond the sidewalls of the house. A composite decking made of solid materials it resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load. Hip a downward sloping junction of the roof where sloping sides meet.

Roof sheathing or roof decking. Efflorescence photo by nancy andrews. The roof primary structure. This occurs on pitched roofs with sloping planes that join along their.

Square one hundred square feet of roof. A drip edge is designed to take advantage of those forces and along with gravity direct water into the gutter. It appears when natural salts in the materials leach out and crystallize. A long narrow passage inside a building with doors along it leading to rooms.

Step flashing flashing that is laid in strips under each shingle and bent up the edge of a chimney or wall. Direct water away from fascia. The construction of a typical roof overhang eave or soffit is shown in our sketch. Drip edges have two key purposes.

However the attic section should be ventilated according to the same standards as those for ordinary attic roofs. It is a waterproofing layer made of regular felt stacked above the solid. A part of a building that sticks out from the main part especially one with a particular purpose.