Eave: Wednesday’s Word Of The Week
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| An eave cut sample |
The “eave” of a building is where the bottom of a sloped roof meets the top of a wall. On our gable roof example from last week, the end walls of a simple, rectangular house are the gable sides, and the other two sides are the eave sides.
In glulam, the term “eave cut” is used to describe a beveled cut on the top of a beam, the type of cut needed for a plumb beam to fit flush to the roof slope.
*Each Wednesday our structural engineer, Rik Vandermeulen, discusses a new term associated with glulam manufacturing. He will do this until we run out of words. If there is a timber or glulam term that you have heard of and want to know more about, let us know in the comments.