rooftree

• Балка, уложенная вдоль края, где встречаются два ската крыши в верхней части, обеспечивающая крепление для верхних концов стропил.

A beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top, providing an attachment for the upper ends of rafters.

1. Ridge beam of a roofC2formal

   A horizontal beam that runs along the top of a roof where two sloping sides meet, providing support for the upper ends of rafters.

   Коньковый брус

   • The carpenter carefully aligned the rooftree before securing the rafters.
   • In traditional timber framing, the rooftree is often the last beam to be set in place.
   • The old barn's rooftree was made of solid oak and had lasted for centuries.

   Synonymsridgepole