Portion Of House Sticking Out Along Roof

Efflorescence photo by nancy andrews.

Portion of house sticking out along roof.

Portion of the roof that extends out beyond the sidewalls of the house. A drip edge is designed to take advantage of those forces and along with gravity direct water into the gutter. Ridge the top peak of a gable roof running horizontally where two sloping sides meet. However the attic section should be ventilated according to the same standards as those for ordinary attic roofs.

Enfilade photo by keller keller. Step flashing flashing that is laid in strips under each shingle and bent up the edge of a chimney or wall. It is possible to add air intake vents along the base of the upper part. Mansard roof or gambrel roof the lower part of the roof does not need to be ventilated.

The roof primary structure. Gable the triangular part of a wall where roof pitches meet and come to a peak. 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. The soffit is the enclosed portion of the roof that overhangs the house walls at the roof lower edges.

See wood roof sheathing underlayment also see insulation inspection improvement. Drip edges have two key purposes. It is a waterproofing layer made of regular felt stacked above the solid. A second small pointed roof that diverts rainwater around something such as a chimney that projects out of a primary roof.

Synthetic shingles shingles made of metal wood fiber portland cement with fibers and polymer. 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. The construction of a typical roof overhang eave or soffit is shown in our sketch. Square one hundred square feet of roof.

The weathering on exposed bricks or stones that looks white and powdery. An area of a room that sticks out from the main walls of a house and usually contains a window. A composite decking made of solid materials it resembles real wood and particularly strong and stable for bearing heavy load. A long narrow passage inside a building with doors along it leading to rooms.

It appears when natural salts in the materials leach out and crystallize. Hip a downward sloping junction of the roof where sloping sides meet. Direct water away from fascia.