Roofing

Roofing

Referring to the construction and/or tiling of rooves on buildings and other structures.

Industry: Construction

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straining beam

Construction; Roofing

1.) In a truss a horizontal strut above the tie beam. 2.) In a queen post truss the horizontal strut between the ends of the queen posts.

stepped flashing

Construction; Roofing

A flashing that seals the sloping edge of a roof against a masonry or brick wall.

1.) A piece at the foot of a rafter to incline last section of the roof towards the horizontal, to make sprocked eaves. 2.) An outrigger piece attached to the end rafters at the verge of a gable roof ...

steel purlin

Construction; Roofing

A horizontal roof member to which roofing is fixed. Mostly cold rolled galvanized steel but can be any steel section thin enough to be easily screwed to.