Roof Construction Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• double roof : roof which has a supporting member, called a 'purlin', fixed halfway up the common rafter
• single roof : roof which has no supporting member fixed to the common rafters
• bellcast : a component fitted at a shallower angle to the rest of the roof, to avoid gutters being overloaded with rainwater
• verge : edge of the overhang of the roof when talking specifically about gable ends
• gable end : triangular section at the end of a building that has a pitched roof
• fascia : vertical face of the boxing in at the bottom of the roof where guttering is fixed
• pitch : the angle of the roof, measured in degrees
• rise : height of the roof
• soffit : underside of the boxing in at the bottom of the roof
• eaves : lowest overhanging section of a pitched roof, where rainwater runs off into guttering
• hip rafter : component of the roof which changes its direction by forming an external angle
• span : distance of the roof from wallplate to wallplate