rafter

Preposition: of

• roof: You can see the rafters of the roof very clearly here.
• building: Like his mother, he was keen to look up in the rafters of derelict buildings for owls ' nests.

Converse of object

• truss: Ridge battens should be strapped down with no slack to trussed rafters to prevent slack nails at a later date.
• expose: The ceiling, where visible, has exposed rafters.
• raise: Jethro aims to raise the rafters with his tonic of life... .
• support: It is however important to protect the supporting rafters from the elements with a flashing.
• have: The sitting room has big rafters in rustic style.

Adjective modifier

• exposed: Exposed rafters on the bay windows are also evident on some properties.
• principal: Right end gable of brick with clasped principal rafters visible.
• wooden: It is divided into several rooms with wooden rafters - quite airy and pleasant really.
• experienced: Day 6 Jasper National Park Guided by experienced rafters, ride the Athabasca.
• common: Purlin: Longitudinal timber between trusses, located about half way down the principal rafters, used to support the common rafters.

Modifies a noun

• pitch: However at rafter pitches close to the minimum pitch for the tiles water leakage problems will occur.
• roof: Between the main load baring Principles, simple rafters increase roof support to prevent sagging.
• length: Long rafter length A similar over capacity of the interlocks can occur with long rafter lengths.

Noun used with modifier

• roof: Roof rafters on either side of the aperture provide a base for the dormer frame.
• hip: Fixing Each hip tile needs to be nailed into the hip rafter, or a hip batten greater than 25mm thick.
• timber: A rear extension to a terraced house is to have a flat roof with insulation between timber rafters.
• oak: Overhead, the striking roof structure is exposed, expressing the oak rafters, posts, collars and braces.
• end: Once in position screw fix the end rafter into the frame.