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At the peak of the roof where the rafters meet instead of the rafters meeting each other, there is a beam between them that they rest against. It runs the length of the roof peak.
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What is the purpose of a roof ridge?
To seal the ridge from weather. If a ridge vent is used it is just that, a vent for the roof.
What is the difference between a ridge board and a ridge beam?
A ridge board doesn't support rafters of the bridge whereas a ridge beam does.
Where is apex of a roof?
The apex of roof is basically the highest point of the roof where ridge cap and ridge roll of a roof is located.
What is roof top?
The highest part of the roof is the ridge.
Where is the ridge of a roof?
The highest point of each roof area.
Pointy bit on roof of house?
peak or ridge or ridge cap
How do you use ridge in a sentence?
The top of the house had a ridge on it.Our house has a ridge on the top of the roof.
What is the top of the roof called?
Ridge
Where is the ridge on a roof?
The highest point, the peak of each gable or hip.
Name a type of beam you wouldn't want to balance on?
Light/Sun Beam Laser Beam Roof Beam Jim Beam
What are Structural members of a pitched roof?
For a typical gable roof you have a ridge board at the top with rafters running from the ridge to the top plates of the walls
Synonym of gable?
roof, peak, ridge
