Header: short side of the brick faces out
Roman brick: brick having nominal dimensions of 4x2x12 in. (economy brick: 4x4x8 in.) Favored by Frank Lloyd Wright in his prairie homes. Rarely manufactured today.
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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, The support for joist-ends in a floor or roof opening
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Header - A beam placed perpendicular to joists and into which joists are framed in framing for a chimney, stairway, or other opening.
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a brick laid so that the end appears on the wall face.
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Header: Supporting member or beam above window opening which transfers building weight above to the supporting wall structure on each side of the window.
Hinged French doors: Hinged door(s) which have wider panel members around the glass.
Header - Brick or block laid across a wall to bond together its two sides. It also means the exposed end part of a brick.
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Header The end face of a standard brick.
Header Tank A small water storage tank which provides top-up water to a central heating system. Also called a feed and expansion tank.
Header A brick laid end on.
Heave Swelling of clay sub-soil due to the presence of moisture. Can cause an upward movement of floors or foundations in extreme cases.
Hip The sloping angle where two roof planes meet to form a ridge.
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A brick laid in a wall so that only its end appears on the face of the wall. To add a varied appearance to brickwork, headers are alternated with "stretchers," bricks laid full length on their sides.
header - the end of a brick, sometimes glazed. Usually bricks are laid end out in order to tie two or more adjacent widths of brick together; a bondstone; a bonder.
Header bond
- a bond composed entirely of headers. (Usually a sign of a solid wall). See brick.
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beam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
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Header A horizontal framing member placed over the rough opening of a window or door to prevent the weight of wall or roof from resting on the window frame.
Hopper Window
A window unit in which the top of the sash swings inward.
header - the end of the brick seen in a brick course
jamb - the straight vertical side of a doorway or window
joist - horizontal structural members to which the boards of a floor or the lath for a ceiling are nailed ...
Header: A heavy beam extended across the top of the rough opening to prevent the weight of wall or roof from resting on the window frame.
Hopper: A window with a top sash that swings inward.
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header A masonry wall unit of brick which is laid so that its short end is exposed.
hood A projection that shelters an element such as a door or window.
A brick laid with its short end exposed. A flared header is burnt to a darker shade, usually producing a patterned effect.Header bondBrickwork with only the headers (short ends) of the bricks exposed.Headstop ...
Bull header - A special brick with a bullnose end
Bullet-resistant door - A steel or aluminum door with wood facings resembling an ordinary door but providing more security ...
The principal types of "bond" used in domestic construction being English, Flemish, header, stretcher, rat-trap, diagonal or garden wall bond.
Bonding Timbers - timbers built into the walls in older houses to provide restraint.
brick work - "Stretchers" are full-sized bricks, "headers" are half-sized bricks, and a "course" is a single horizontal line of bricks.
Tail Beam - Joist supported by header at both ends, from a header in a floor opening to the sill header.
stone block which spans a door or window opening to support the weight of the structure above. Stone lintels are normally visible from the exterior. In wood-frame construction, such a structural member is a wooden beam usually termed a "header, ...
 See also: Brick, Frame, House, Door, Cornice
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