Slovak–English sheet-metal roofing glossary
The Slovak terms you will come across in quotes, installation guides and on site – the words a local roofer (klampiar) will use – in Slovak alphabetical order, each with its English equivalent. Briefly, with a link wherever the topic is covered in detail.
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- atika – parapet
- a low wall around the edge of a flat roof; its top is protected by a coping that falls towards the roof. Parapet coping
- čelo žľabu – stop end
- the end closure of a gutter.
- dilatácia – expansion
- allowing the sheet to move as the temperature changes – expansion joint, expansion gutter piece, the gap at a window sill end cap.
- drážka, falc; stojatá drážka – seam, standing seam
- a joint between two sheets made by folding them together; standing seams are used on metal roofing laid from coil.
- hák, žľabový hák – gutter bracket
- the component that carries the gutter – rafter, fascia or over-roof type. Gutters
- hrdlo – outlet
- the transition from the gutter to the downpipe, with or without a hopper.
- hrebenáč – ridge cap
- the component that covers the ridge or a hip of the roof.
- kotlík – hopper
- the collecting piece under the gutter from which water goes into the downpipe.
- krycia lišta, dilatačná lišta – counter-flashing, movement strip
- a strip fixed into the chimney or wall that covers the top edge of the flashing; the top joint is sealed. Chimney
- krytka parapetu – end cap
- the side closure of a window sill – plastic or aluminium, fitted before or after rendering.
- lakoplastový plech, lakovaný pozink – pre-painted steel
- colloquially, galvanised steel sheet with a coloured organic coating.
- lemovanie – flashing
- sheet metal at the junction of the roof covering with a vertical structure – chimney, wall, dormer. Flashing trims
- lemovanie pod fóliu, odkvapnica – underlay drip flashing
- sheet at the rafter ends onto which the roofing underlay drains. Roof flashings
- návalka – bead
- the rolled outer edge of a half-round gutter that stiffens it.
- odkvapový plech – eaves flashing, drip edge
- sheet under the edge of the roof covering that leads water into the gutter.
- odskok – offset
- two bends in the downpipe that bring it from the hopper back to the facade. Downpipes
- patina – patina
- the protective layer that forms on titanium-zinc and copper through exposure to the atmosphere.
- pozink, pozinkovaný plech – galvanised steel
- steel sheet with a zinc coating, for example Z275 (275 g/m² in total on both sides). Materials
- príponka – clip, cleat
- a concealed fixing that holds the sheet while letting it move with expansion.
- rš – rozvinutá šírka – girth, developed width
- the width of the strip of sheet before folding; gutters are designated and trims priced by it.
- špaleta – reveal
- the side and bottom faces of a window opening between the frame and the facade.
- titánzinok – titanium-zinc
- an alloy of zinc with copper and titanium, to EN 988.
- úžľabie – valley
- the internal angle between two roof slopes, and the sheet that drains it. Valleys
- záveterná lišta – verge flashing, barge flashing
- the trim along the gable edge of the roof. Verge flashings
- zásterka – front apron flashing
- the front chimney flashing, laid on the covering below the chimney.
- zvod – downpipe
- the vertical pipe that carries water down from the hopper.