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1. METAL ROOFING TERMS
Batten
Also referred to as Purlins. Batten or
Purlins can be 1″x2″x4′ wood / metal
strips nailed to the roof or rafters,
upon which the roofing is attached.
Caulk
Chalk line made on the roof by
snapping a taut string or cord
dusted with chalk. Used for
alignment purposes.
Deck
The surface installed over the
supporting framing members of a
building. It is the structural “skin”
of a roof over which roofing in
applied.
Dormer
A framed window unit
projecting through the sloping
plane of a roof.
Flashing
Pieces of special trim used to prevent
seepage of water into a building around
any intersection or projection in a roof
such as vent pipes, chimneys, adjoining
walls, dormers and valleys.
Gable
The upper portion of a sidewall
that comes to a triangular point at
the ridge of a sloping roof.
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