Residential Construction Roof Items Nomenclature

Sometimes called an attic.

Residential construction roof items nomenclature.

Contains sections covering roof framing roof sheathing and roof ventilation. 2018 international residential code. Residential fire walls usually with a 2 to 4 hour rating designed to prevent spread of fire from an adjoining occupancy. When confronted with a type 5 structure firefighters should sound the walls prior going to the rooftop.

Fixed beneath roof tile battens. An asphalt based cement used to bond roofing materials. A roof s slope is the number of inches it rises for every 12 inches of horizontal run a roof with a 4 in 12 slope rises 4 inches for every 12 inches of horizontal run. Dead loads consist of the permanent construction material loads comprising the roof floor wall and foundation systems including claddings finishes and fixed equipment.

The walls and roofs of type 5 structures are made of combustible materials most commonly wood. Identified by codes as either fire wall party wall or townhouse separation wall. The values for dead loads in table 3 2 are for commonly used materials and constructions in light frame residential buildings. Ashi home inspection terms and definitions authoritative expert building diagnostic and repair advice building and home inspections building science based research and advice on building inspection home inspection indoor air quality toxic black mold detection cleanup and repair.

Waterproof material supplied on a roll. Flat mold thin wood strips installed over the butt seam of cabinet skins. Typically conforms to astm d 4586 asbestos free or cgsb 37 gp 5ma. Also known as flashing cement or mastic.

A bituminous waterproofing agent applied to roofing materials during manufacture. Boards nailed to the upper edges of spars to which slate and other roofing materials are secured. Chapter 8 roof ceiling construction. Flat paint an interior paint that contains a high proportion of pigment and dries to a flat or lusterless finish.

The same roof has a 4 12 or 1 3 pitch. The space beneath the roof structure and above the ceiling joists of the uppermost room s in a building. Roof covering typically of flat and rectangular shapes and made of various materials such as slate wood flagstone plastic metal and composite materials. 2018 international residential code.

Diagnostic building inspections and 24 hour response mold test lab service. As an example of what you can find in chapter 8 of the 2018 irc see. Both ul and nist studies have found that type 5 lightweight construction will fail within minutes of direct fire impingement. An asphalt based cement used to bond roofing materials.

Extends from foundationglossfoundation 1041 to or through the roof. The terms pitch and slope are simply two different ways of expressing the same measurement.