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RAFTER: |
A sloping roof framing member. |
| RIDGE CAP: |
A transition of the roofing materials along the ridge of a roof. |
| ROOF OVERHANGE: |
The portion of the roof extending beyond the sidewalls and/or endwalls
of a building. |
| ROOF SNOW LOAD: |
Vertical load from weight of snow applied to the horizontal projection of the building roof. Influenced by a number of factors besides ground snow load, including roof slope, temperature and coefficient of friction and wind exposurers. |
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