Technical terms you may need to know
A short glossary of roofing terms
Ridge capping: the special tiles that run along the top of the roof, set in mortar.
Hip capping: Similar to ridge capping but the special tiles run along any sloping junctions at the tops of the roof tiles, also set in mortar.
Valley: The intersection of two sloping roof surfaces, towards which water flows (the opposite of a 'Hip').
Eaves: The area underneath the lowest, overhanging part of the roof.
Fascia: The eaves gutter is normally fixed to a metal or timber fascia, which runs along the bottom edge of the roof.
Flashing: A strip of material, usually metal, that covers the junction between the roof tiles and another surface, such as a pipe, Chimney, roof light or a wall.
Skillion: A roof which slopes in one direction only, frequently covering an addition to the home and it often has a shallower pitch (slope) than the main roof.
Sarking: A layer of boarding and/or a layer of waterproofing material fixed underneath the roof tiles. Waterproofing sarking is frequently needed under skillion roofs.