Chimney cap
Alternate name: Chimney hood
A cornice forming a crowning termination of a chimney; a covering that shelters the opening at the top of a chimney from rain and snow but permits gaseous products to escape ...
cap: the topmost order of the pedestal in a classical order.
caisson: see coffer.
capital: the uppermost part of a column, usually carved with abstract or figural ornament.
Ply Cap A plain shaped molding, 1/4 rounded to provide a smooth edge along the baseboard.
Pocket door A door which slides open into cavities within walls, seeming to disappear when open.
Drip cap: Horizontal exterior molding to divert water from the top casing so water drips beyond the outside of the frame.
Extension jamb: A board used to increase the depth of the jambs of a window frame to fit a wall of any given thickness.
newel cap and post - the end post of a balustrade, the cap is on the top of the newel; an ornamented post at the top, bottom, or landing of a stairway that supports the handrail. (p. 16, p. 20, p. 22, p. 24, p. 28, p 32 p. 34, ).
Chimney Cap
A cornice forming the crowning top of a chimney.
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cap flashing A waterproof sheet that seals the tops of cornices and walls.
capital The topmost member, usually decorated, of a column or pilaster.
casement A window sash that is hinged on the side.
Cap House
- a small chamber or house usually at the top of a stair, leading out onto a parapet walk. Used by a guard. Found on castles, church towers etc.
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In architecture, a cap is the top element in a division or structure.
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Cap-house
small chamber at the top of a spiral staircase in a tower or turret, leading to the open wall-walk on the roof
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Drip Cap - A projection found, along the top edge of exterior windows and doors to allow water to fall directly to the ground.
Duct - A sheet metal enclosure carrying warm or cool air from a forced air heating or cooling plant.
Drip cap Horizontal molding to divert water from the top of a window until so water drip beyond the outside of the frame. May be metal or wood.
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Drip cap: A moulding placed on the top of the head brick mould or casing of a window frame.
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control - the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" ...
Priest cap: A fortification; so named because of its similarity to the shape of priest's cap, also known as a 'swallow tail'.
A chimney cap is placed on top of the chimney to keep birds and squirrels from nesting in the chimney. They often feature a rain guard to keep rain from going down the chimney.
Cowl A cap to a chimney or flue pipe. May also describe a moveable wooden structure to an Oast House roundel.
Crown Top of an arch or roof.
PINNACLE (from Lat. pinnaculum, a little feather, pinna; the Gr. 7rmpirytov, diminutive of 7r7puE, wing, is also used in this sense), an architectural ornament originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, ...
Note the projecting stone course at the top of the chimney that forms a cap, and the projecting course just above the roof junction. The latter would have been to deflect rain from the roof joint, much like modern flashing.
A square-shaped cupola or tower may cap these two, three, or four-story homes.
Townhouses were built with a flat or low-pitched roof, wide projecting cornices, and decorative brackets.
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Bonnet - Freestanding fortification; priest's cap.
Boss - Central stone of arch or vault; key stone.
Brattice - Timber tower or projecting wooden gallery; hoarding.
PIER Any unattached mass of construction, such as the solid between two windows or a support with no base or cap for an arcade.
PINFOLD An enclosure where stray animals are confined.
Art Deco cap on highrise.
34-35. Boston, MA. New England Telephone & Telegraph Company building.
36. San Antonio, TX. Near the Monte Vista neighborhood.
37-39. San Antonio, TX. Downtown. All with Art Deco ornamentation.
Bottle Trap - A trap on the waste from a kitchen sink or bathroom basin which has a bottle shaped cap that can be removed to clean out any rubbish causing a blockage, such as matches, hairpins and hair.
 See also: Architecture, House, Floor, Ornament, Door
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