A well-Defined roof, Oweners Corning , Building Material Roof

Bundle: One package of shingles
Square: 100 square feet of shingles (1sq x 9.29 sqm)
Starter Course: The first row of shingles applied to the base of your roof

System

A well-Defined roof : Useful terms you should know
By using the complete Owens Corning roofing system, you ensure that all areas of your roof are safeguarded against time and the elements. Featured below is a list of terms describing each part of the system and what areas of your roof they protect.

Deck:The surface installed over the supporting framing members to which the roofing is applied
Drip Edge: A non-corrosive, non-staining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water run off to drip clear of underlying construction
Eave: The overhanging lower edge of your roof
Felt: Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment or sheathing paper
Flashing: The protective layer around your chimney's base
Gable:The upper portion of a side wall that comes to a triangular point at the ridge of a sloping roof
Gable Roof:. A type of roof containing sloping planes of the same pitch on each side of the ridge. Contains a gable at the end
Hip: The peak of your roof line going downward
Rake Edge: The side of your roof's slope
Ridge: The peak of your roof line along its top
Ridge Vent: Ventilation that is applied underneath your roof's ridge
Undereave Vent: An opening for the passage of air through your roof
Valley: The portion of your roof where two slopes intersect
Waterproofing Underlayment: Waterproofing protection beneath your roof's deck and shingles

ADDITIONAL TERM

Bundle: One package of shingles

Square: 100 square feet of shingles (1sq x 9.29 sqm)

Starter Course: The first row of shingles applied
to the base of your roof