Roofing Glossary Terms
Affordable Roofing by John Cadwell, Inc. Roofing Glossary.
Most importantly, we recommend roofing customers be familiar with these common roofing definitions. As a result, it will help customers understand the terms when reviewing the estimate, warranty, and/or any other roof related documents.
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- 3-Tab Shingle
- 15lb
- 15lb.,15 lb., 15-pound
- 30lb
- 30lb.,30 lb., 30-pound
- 45lb
- 45lb.,45 lb., 45-pound
- 90lb
- 90lb.,90 lb., 90-pound
- Abrasion Resistant
- Absorbency
- Acclimate
- Acrylic Coating
- Acrylic Resin
- Adapt
- Adapt
- Adhere
- Adhesive
- Aggregate
- Aging
- AL
- Algae
- Alligatoring
- Alloy
- Aluminized Steel
- Aluminum
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- Anti-Ponding Taper Strips
- Application Rate
- Apron Flashing
- Architectural Metal Panel
- Architectural Shingles
- Area Divider
- Asbestos
- Asphalt
- Asphalt, Air Blown
- Asphalt Emulsion
- Asphaltene
- Asphalt Felt
- Asphalt Primer
- Asphalt Roof Cement
- ASTM
- Atactic Polypropylene
- Attic
- Back-Nailing
- Back-Surfacing
- Ballast
- Barrel Vault
- Base Flashing
- Base Ply
- Base Sheet
- Batten
- Bermuda Seam
- Biological Growth
- Bird Screen
- Bird Stop
- Bitumen
- Bitumen-Stop
- Bituminous Emulsion
- Blackberries
- Blanket (Batt) Insulation
- Bleeder Strip
- Bleed-Sheet
- Blind-Nailing
- Blister
- Blocking
- Blow-Off
- Bond
- Boot Pipe Flashing
- Boot Vent Flashing
- Brake
- Brick Flashing
- Bridging
- Buckle
- Built-Up Roof Membrane
- Bundle
- BUR
- Butt Edge
- Butterfly Roof
- Butt Joint
- Button Punch
- Butyl
- Butyl Coating
- Butyl Rubber
- Butyl Tape
- C
- Canopy
- Cant
- Cant Flashing
- Cant Strip
- Capacitance Meter
- Capillary Action
- Cap Sheet
- Caulk
- Caulking
- Cavity Wall
- CCF
- C-Channel
- Cementitious Waterproofing
- Chalk Box
- Channel Flashing
- Chevron
- Chimney
- Chimney Cap
- Chlorinated Polyethylene
- Chloro-Sulfonated polyethylene
- Cladding
- Class A, B and C Fire Ratings
- Cleat
- Climaseal®
- Clip
- Closed Cut Valley
- Closure Strip
- Coal-Tar Felt
- Coal-Tar Roof Cement
- Coated Base Sheet
- Coated Felt Sheet
- Coating
- Cohesion
- Coil Coating
- Cold Forming
- Cold Process Built Up Roof
- Cold Rolled
- Collar
- Collector Head
- Column
- Combustible
- Compatible Materials
- Compound Thermoplastics
- Compressive Strength
- Concealed-Nail Method
- Condensation
- Conductor Head
- Cone Top
- Construction Joint
- Contact Cements
- Contamination
- Coping Cap Flashing
- Copolymer
- Copolymerization
- Copper
- Cornice
- Corrigated
- Corrugated Panel
- Counter Batten
- Counter Flashing
- Course
- Cove
- Coverage
- Cover Plate
- CPE
- Crack
- Cracking
- Crazing
- Creep
- Cricket
- CSPE,CSM
- Cu
- Cupola
- Curb
- Cure
- Cure Time
- Curling
- Cutoff
- Cutout
- Damper
- Damp proofing
- Dead Level
- Dead Loads
- Deck
- Decomposition
- D-Edge
- Deflection
- Degradation
- Delamination
- Design Loads
- Dew Point
- Diffusion
- Dimensional Shingles
- Direct Nailing
- Dome
- Dormer
- Dormer Flashing
- Double Layer
- Downspout
- Drain
- Drip Caps
- Drip Edge Flashing
- Dry-In
- Dynamic Load
- Eave
- Eave Closure
- Eave Flashing
- ECH
- Edge Riser
- Edge Stripping
- Edge Wrinkle
- Edging Strips
- Efflorescence
- Elastic Buckling
- Elasticity
- Elastomeric
- Elastomeric Coating
- Elongation
- Embedment
- EMC
- Emulsion
- End Lap
- Envelope (Bitumen-Stop)
- EPA
- EPDM
- Epichlorohydrin
- Epoxy
- Equilibrium Moisture
- Ethylene
- Ethylene Interpolymer
- Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer
- Exhaust Vent
- Expansion Cleat
- Expansion Joint
- Exposed Nail Method
- Exposure
- Extrusion
- Eyebrow
- Fabric
- Face Nailing
- Factory Mutual
- Factory Mutual Research Corp.
- Factory Seam
- Fading
- Fancy-Butt shingles
- Fascia Board
- Fascia Trim
- Fasteners
- Feathering strips
- Felt
- Ferrule
- Fiberglass Insulation
- Fiberglass Mat
- Field of the Roof
- Filler
- Fillet
- Fin
- Fire Wall
- Fish-mouth
- Flaking
- Flange
- Flash
- Flashing
- Flashing Cement
- Flashing Collar
- Flash Point
- Flat Lock
- Flood Coat
- Flood Test
- Fluid Applied Elastomer
- FM
- Gable
- Gable-On-Hip Roof
- Gable Roof
- Gable Vent
- Galvalume ®
- Galvanized
- Galvanized Steel
- Gambrel Roof
- Girt
- Glass Felt
- Glaze Coat
- Goose Neck Vent
- Grain
- Granule
- Gravel
- Gravel Stop
- Grout
- Gutter
- Gutter Apron
- Headlap
- Hem
- HEX Shingles
- High Nailed
- Hip
- Hip and Ridge Metal Support Frame
- Hip Roof
- Hip Shingles
- Hoist
- Homogeneous
- Horsefeathers
- HVAC
- HVAC
- Hybrid Modified
- Hydrostatic
- I-Beam
- Impact Resistance
- Incline
- Infiltration
- Infrared Thermography
- Inorganic
- Insulation
- Intake Vent
- Interlayment
- Interlocking Shingles
- Isocyanate
- Jack
- Joint Tape
- Joist
- k
- Knee Cap
- Lap
- Lap Cement
- Lap Seam
- Lateral Wind Load
- Latex
- Lead
- L-Flashing
- Lichens
- Live Loads
- Loose-Laid Membranes
- Louver
- Low Slope Roofing
- Low Slope Shingle Application
- Mansard Roof
- Masonry Primer
- Mastic
- Mechanical Damage
- Mechanically-Fastened Membranes
- Membrane
- Meter
- Mil
- Mildew
- Mineral Fiber
- Mineral Stabilizer
- Mineral Surfaced Roofing
- Mineral-Surfaced Sheet
- Miter
- Moderate Slope Application
- Modified Bitumen
- Moisture Relief Vent
- Moisture Scan
- Mole Run
- Mortar
- Moss
- Mud Cracking
- Nailing
- Nail Pop
- Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
- Natural Ventilation
- Neoprene
- Nesting
- No-cutout Shingles
- Non-Friable
- Non-Oxidizing
- Non-Traffic Bearing
- Non-Vulcanized Membrane:
- Nonwoven
- NRTL
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Off Ridge Vent
- Offset Flashing
- Oil Canning
- Open Valley
- Orange Peel
- Organic
- Organic Felt
- Organic Shingle
- Oriented Strand Board
- OSB
- OSHA
- Over Driven
- Overhang
- Oxidization
- Pallet
- Pan
- Parapet Wall
- Partially-Attached
- Peel Strength
- Penetration
- Percent Elongation
- Perlite
- Perm
- Permeability
- Permeance
- Phased Application
- Philadelphia Flashing
- Philly Flashing
- Photovoltaic
- PIB
- Picture Framing
- Pinhole
- Pipe Boot
- Pitch
- Pitch Pan
- Pitch Pocket
- Pittsburgh Lock Seam
- Plastic Cement
- Pliability
- Ply
- PMR
- Polyisobutylene
- Polymer
- Polypropylene
- Polyvinyl Chloride
- Ponding
- Pop Rivet
- Positive Drainage
- Pourable Sealer
- Primer
- Protected Membrane
- Puncture Resistance
- Purlin
- PVC
- Pyramid Hip Roof
- R
- Racking
- Rafter
- Raggle
- Rain Diverter
- Rake
- Rake Starter
- Random-tab shingles
- Re-Cover
- Reglet Flashing
- Reinforced Membrane
- Relative Humidity
- Release Tape
- Replacement
- Reroofing
- Resistance
- Ribbed Tile Pan Flashing
- Ridge
- Ridge Cap
- Ridge Course
- Ridge Line
- Ridge Riser
- Ridge Vent
- Ring Shank Nails
- Rise
- Roll Roofing
- Roof Assembly
- Roof Bracing
- Roof Covering
- Roof Diaphragm
- Roofer
- Roofing Cement
- Roofing Nail
- Roof Jack
- Roof Over
- Roof Pitch
- Roof Seamer
- Roof System
- Roof Void
- Rosin Paper
- Rubber
- Run
- Rust
- R-Value
- SA
- Saddle
- Saturated Felt
- SB
- SBS
- Screw Plate
- Screws
- Scrim
- Scuff Resilient
- Scupper
- Scuttle
- Seal
- Sealant
- Sealing Washer
- Seam
- Seam Strength
- Self-Adhering Membrane
- Self-Drilling Screw
- Self-Sealing Cement
- Self-Sealing Shingle
- Self-Tapping Screw
- Self-Vulcanzied Membrane
- Selvage
- Selvage Edge
- Shading
- Shank
- Shark Fin
- Shear Strength
- Shear Wind Load
- Sheathing
- Shed Roof
- Shiner
- Shingle
- Shingling
- Shrinkage
- Shrinkage Crack
- Side Lap
- Side Lap Fastener
- Side Lap-Ganging
- Sieve
- Sill
- Sill Flashing
- Simplex Nails
- Single Coverage
- Single-Lock Standing Seam
- Single-Ply Membranes
- Single-Ply Roofing
- Single-Ply System
- Skinning
- Skylight
- Slag
- Slate
- Slip Sheet
- Slope
- Smooth Surface Roof
- Snap-On Cap
- Soffit Vent
- Soil Stack
- Solar Attic Vent
- Solder
- Solvent Welding
- Spalling
- Span
- Specification
- SPF
- Splash Block
- Splice
- Split
- Sprayed Polyurethane Foam
- Square
- Stainless Steel
- Standing Seam
- Starter Course
- Starter Sheets
- Starter Strip
- Static Load
- Steel Joist
- Steep Slope Application
- Step Flashing
- Stick Clip
- Stick to
- Storm Collar
- Strapping (Felts)
- Straw Nail
- Stress
- Stress Wrinkling
- Strike-Through
- Strippable Films
- Stripping
- Stripping In
- Strip Shingles
- Structural Panel
- Styrene Butadiene
- Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Block Copolymer
- Substrates
- Sump
- Superimposed Loads
- Surface Active Agent
- Surface Erosion
- Surfacing
- Synthetic Rubber
- Tab
- Talc
- T&G
- Tapcon®
- Tapered Edge Strip
- Taping
- Tar
- Tar Boils
- Tear-Off
- Tear Strength
- Telegraphing
- Tensile Fatigue
- Tensile Strength
- Tensile Test
- Termination
- Terne
- Test Cut
- Thermal Barrier
- Thermal Conductance
- Thermal Conductivity
- Thermal Image
- Thermal Insulation
- Thermal Movement
- Thermal Resistance
- Thermal Shock
- Thermal Stress
- Thermogram
- Thermography
- Thermoplastic
- Thermoplastic Olefin Membrane
- Thermoset
- Thinner
- Tie-In
- Tie-Off
- Tile
- Toggle Bolt
- Tongue and Groove Planks
- TPO
- Traffic Bearing
- Transitions
- Transverse Seam
- Tree-bark Surface Texture
- Tuckpointing
- Two-Part System
- UL
- Ultimate Elongation
- Ultraviolet
- Under Drive
- Undereave
- Underlayment
- Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Uplift Wind Load
- UV
- U-Value
- Valley
- Valley Flashing
- Vapor
- Vapor Migration
- Vapor Pressure
- Vapor Retarder
- Vent
- Vent Sleeve
- Vermiculite
- Viscous
- VOC
- Volatile
- Volatile Organic Compounds
- Vulcanization
- Warranty
- Water Absorption
- Water Cure
- Waterproof
- Waterproofing
- Water Stop
- Weather Infiltration
- Weathering
- Weep Holes
- Wicking
- Wind Loads
- Wind Uplift
- Wood Shake
- Wood Shingle
- Woven Valley
- Zinc
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