I have put together a short list glossary of the most frequent repair terms to help customers who may not understand exactly what each part means. This will help when quoting so you can see what part of the roof I am describing that may need attention.
Framed window unit, which projects through the sloping plane of a roof.
The horizontal, lower edge of a sloped roof – where the first course of tiles/slates are laid on the fascia board.
Wall plate or the wall face – the guttering is fixed to this and upon which the first course of tiles/slates are laid.
The upper portion of a sidewall, which comes to a triangular point at the ridge of a sloping roof.
The trough that channels water from the eaves to the down pipes.
A metal hook, which is secured to the roof structure to support the hip tiles and stop them from slipping.
The tiles used on the meeting of two pitched roof surfaces, which meet at an external angle.
The junction of two inclined roof surfaces at an internal angle to provide water run-off; channel to allow roof slopes at different pitches to join together and discharge water into gutters.
