Correct term for "roof access enclosure" - InspectionNews

Michael Thomas · #1 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 02:16 PM

No, I didn't inspect this one... I don't have a picture from the inspection, and this is the first depiction of this type of "roof access enclosure" GOOGLE turned up...

Anyway, what is the correct term for this structure?

- Thanks

Mark Aakjar · #2 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 06:08 PM

Crap is what it looks like

Not to be on the to technical side but I always referred to them as roof accesses, and when stairs where involved stair roof access and I have said it to and heard it from architects and engineers alike. some may refer to the roof as a W/X pronounced wixs.

CHARLIE VAN FLEET · #3 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 07:32 PM

mike

looks like a BIG shed style roof

charlie

H.G. Watson, Sr. · #4 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 09:12 PM

bulkhead

CHARLIE VAN FLEET · #5 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 09:21 PM

h.g

isn't a bulkhead a struture that protrudes up from another roof or ship, go navy--this looks like a ground struture with a shed sloped roof???

charlie

CHARLIE VAN FLEET · #6 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 09:23 PM

hg
looking at the picture again--it is on a roof, oh well ,go navy

charlie

Michael Garrity · #7 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 06:34 AM

It is a mono pitched roof

John Kogel · #8 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 11:04 AM

It's where the good guys go when the bad guys are chasing them, and the doors are never locked.

"Roof access enclosure" is good enough for Google.