principal rafters

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• Principal Rafters — ♦ The pair of inclined timbers that also serve as enlarged common rafters (box frame derivation). (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 414) Related terms: Common Rafters, Rafters, Common …   Medieval glossary

• Rafters, Common — ♦ The regularly spaced inclined timbers which support the roof covering. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 414) Related terms: Common Rafters, Principal Rafters …   Medieval glossary

• principal — [prin′sə pəl] adj. [OFr < L principalis < princeps: see PRINCE] 1. first in rank, authority, importance, degree, etc. 2. that is or has to do with PRINCIPAL (n. 3) n. 1. a principal person or thing; specif., a) a ch …   English World dictionary

• principal rafter — noun : one of the upper diagonal members of a roof truss supporting the purlins and common rafters or those joints to which the roof boarding is secured see roof illustration * * * a diagonal member of a roof principal, usually forming part of a… …   Useful english dictionary

• principal rafter — a diagonal member of a roof principal, usually forming part of a truss and supporting the purlins on which the common rafters rest. See diag. under king post. [1655 65] * * * …   Universalium

• Common Rafters — See: Principal Rafters, Rafters, Common …   Medieval glossary

• Packed to the Rafters — Género Drama, Comedia Creado por Bevan Lee Reparto Rebecca Gibney Erik Thomson Hugh Sheridan Angus McLaren Zoe Cramond Michael Caton James Stewart George Houvardas Ryan Corr …   Wikipedia Español

• tie beam — noun a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam • Syn: ↑tie • Hypernyms: ↑beam * * * noun : a beam acting as a tie (as in a roof) see roof… …   Useful english dictionary

• Stave church — A stave church is a medieval wooden church with a post and beam construction related to timber framing. The wall frames are filled with vertical planks. The load bearing posts ( stafr in Old Norse) have lent their name to the building technique.… …   Wikipedia

• Hidden roof — A hidden roof: an extremely slanted roof with practically horizontal eaves (Ebisu dō, Honkaku ji, Kamakura The hidden roof (野屋根, noyane …   Wikipedia

• Firms — Firms, n. pl. [From {Firm}, a.] (Arch.) The principal rafters of a roof, especially a pair of rafters taken together. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English