foundation wall
The masonry wall that rest on the footer.
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parging (pargeting) - to coat with plaster, particularly foundation walls and rough masonry (see stucco)
pediment - a triangular section, or gable end, often used above doors and windows or at porch entrances ...
Girder - A strong, wooden member spanning foundation walls designed to support joist ends.
Girt - Supports the second floor joist in two-story construction.
foundation : The base of a house providing stability and rigidness. Foundation wall : The masonry wall that rest on the footer.
frieze : The middle part of an entablature, often decorated with spiral scrolls (volutes).
Footing - The spreading course or courses at the base or bottom of a foundation wall, pier, or columns.
Foyer - An entrance hallway within a living unit or building.
4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a continuous horizontal member placed on top of a foundation wall in order to carry a timber framework ...
Uniform covering of wood shingles (unpainted) from roof to foundation walls:
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Header
This term applies to several construction features; the top horizontal support of a rough opening, the support for joist- ends on the foundation walls sill and the support for joist- ends in a floor or roof opening.
5 million square feet of office space and room for indoor gardens above the 70th floor. At the center of the World Trade Center complex, a 70-foot pit would expose the concrete foundation walls of the former Twin Tower buildings.
 See also: Foundation, Floor, House, Ground, Door
  
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