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a framing member (2x4 or similar), attached to a wall, upon which, sits the top (high end) of a "pitched" rafter.

Placement of the plate determines the pitch of the roof, hence the name.

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It is more commonly called a ridge board, or if it is designed to transfer load, it is called a structural ridge.


Pitching plate iscolloquial, and not a common term in the US.

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