Barge Board
These decorative boards grace the ends of peaked gable roofs and cover the rafter ends
A barge board covers the ends of rafters at the gable end of a roof exactly like a fascia board, but it's carved and decorative. They are also called fly rafters or gable rafters.
The barge board on this dormer has been cut with gentle curves.
Every gable end of this roof and its dormers has a barge board.
Barge board is purely decorative, added after the structural elements are complete.
Decorative bargeboards can be found on English Tudor, Gothic and Queen Anne style homes, lending a fairytale or gingerbread house quality to the facade.
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