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Casing - The trim bordering the inside or outside of a window or door, commonly referred to as "inside" or "outside" casing.

 


casing - finished framework around a door or window
channels - groves cut or molded into columns for pilasters
colonette - a small, slender column that is usually decorative ...

Casing The trim around a window or door.
Cedar Shingle A roofing material made of durable pinewood.
Cement Blocks Mass produced building blocks made from pouring concrete into a mold.

Casing: The exposed trim molding, framing, or lining around a door or window; may be either flat or molded.

Casing: Molding or trim available in many widths, thicknesses and profiles applied to the frame around a window or door to cover the space between the window frame and wall.

Casing: Inside casing is a flat, decorative moulding that covers the inside edge of the jambs and the rough openings between the window unit and the wall.

Casing Exposed molding or framing around a window or door, on either the inside or outside, to cover the space between the window frame or jamb & the wall. They come in a wide variety of profiles & sizes
Design pressure ...

casing, case - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
climbing frame - a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on ...

Casing
Refers to the trim bordering the inside or outside of a window or door, commonly referred to as "inside" or "outside" casing.

The fireplace casing in the main room was replaced during the 1930s. Notice how the rosette block and casing are not fluted but molded leaving a large convex saucer in the rosette.
The Grove, Ancaster
Ancaster ...

Beam Casing - Joinery casing around any type of beam or beam casing
Beam clamp - Bars with screws or slots and wedges that are tightened round beam formwork to prevent movement or leakage during concreting ...

Clasping: Encasing the angle. Clerestory: An upper story of a building with windows above adjacent roofs.

Clasping - encasing the angle.
Cloister - four-sided enclosure with a covered walk along each side connecting a church with the principal administrative and domestic buildings.
Clunch - hard chalky material.

Both sashes can be slid up and down in tracks, but are kept from dropping to the sill by counterweights attached by cords or chains and concealed in the window casing.

drip molding - (eared) a projecting molding over doors, window, and archways to direct rain away from the opening. The "eared"extensions at the head casing trim approximate stone details found in Greek and Roman Classical architecture. (p.

In modern architecture, molding is used less than it is in decorative, traditional styles. Some typical uses for molding are door and window casings, crown molding (at the highest point on a wall), baseboards (at the lowest point on the wall), ...

Across the street from this is a 1970s subdivision showcasing the return of historical styles representing the beginning of the postmodern era. (You can see these houses on the postmodern-residental link).

Water wheelsDescribed by the way water is fed on to the wheel; see breastshot, overshot, pitchback, undershot. In a water turbine, water is fed under pressure through a vaned wheel within a casing.Wealden house ...

The dome, which is octagonal on plan, is 139 ft. in diameter, and is built with an inner and outer casing, concentric one with the other, tied together by ribs between them: the lower portion is stone, the upper part is brick.

Once all of the granite blocks were placed in place, laborers rubbed the casing blocks with polishing stones until they would shine in the sun. The overseers used plump lines to check that the angle of the slope was correct.

See also: Door, System, Floor, Ceiling, Ground