The ridge board is the highest and the horizontal member of a roof frame. The rafters run to the ridge board.
The primary support down the center of a gable roof (and other roof styles also.
The horizontal member at the top of the roof where the rafters meet.
A decorative board standing on edge, along the ridge of a roof.
The structural member of a roof where the rafters join at the top.
Board placed at peak of roof to support one end of roof rafters. Other end of roof rafter is attached to double top plate.
The board placed on edge at the ridge of the roof into which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened.
A framing member at the roof peak to which opposing rafters are attached.
The board placed on edge at the ridge of the roof to support the upper ends of the rafters; also called roof tree, ridge piece, ridge plate, or ridgepole. Back to the Top
the highest horizontal member of a roof, running along the ridge, and receiving the rafters at right angles
A horizontal board that serves as the apex of the roof structure.
The board placed on the ridge of the roof onto which the upper ends of other rafters are fastened
The horizontal board at the top of roof framing which supports the top ends of the rafters. Also called a ridge: beam, plate, or pole.
The wood board placed at the point where the roof rafters from two sloping roof surfaces meet. These rafters are usually cut so that they are plumb (vertical) to the ground and are nailed to the ridge board.
Horizontal board that serves as a support in the highest point of the roof structure.