Studs
the common posts or uprights in timber-framed walls.
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Smaller upright beams in a house, to which drywall panels or laths for plaster are attached.
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STUDS The upright timbers in a timber-framed building.
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TESTER A cover or canopy suspended over a tomb or a pulpit.
studs - the upright framing members for a wall
transom window - a window above a door; commonly hinged for separate operation
tread - the horizontal surface of a step (see riser) ...
Bottom Plate - A member along the bottom of a framed partition that spreads the loads from the studs to the supporting floor
Bottom Rail - The horizontal bottom member of a framed door, casement or lower sash ...
- strips of wood which are nailed to studs, joists, rafters etc to carry plaster, although the term is sometimes also applied to the strips of wood, usually referred to as battens, on which tiles are hung.
Balloon framing: Balloon framing is a system of wood-frame construction, first used in the 19th century, in which the studs are continuous from the foundation sill to the top wall plate.
In close studding the uprights (studs) are set close together, in square panel construction the main uprights (posts) and horizontals (rails) form large square or near-square compartments.
In the mostly obsolescent and now rare balloon framing method, the wall studs are very long and tall and run from sill plate to roof plate, with the walls holding up the floors.
Lath and plaster Thin strips of wood nailed to interior surfaces such as studs and ceiling joists and covered with plaster Leadlight Decorative glazing using small rectangular, diamond or other shaped pieces of glass, often coloured, ...
balloon frame - introduced in the 1830s, a system of framing a building in which wood studs extend in one piece from the top of the foundation sill-plate to the top roof plate; ...
Sill or cill - The horizontal member at the base of a timber-framed wall into which the posts and studs are normally tenoned. Also the horizontal member at the bottom of a window-opening or door-frame. Windows and doors rest on sills.
Plate - A horizontal structural member placed on a wall or supported on posts, studs, or corbels to carry the trusses of a roof or to carry the rafters directly; a shoe or base member, as of a partition or other frame; ...
Sole - The horizontal wooden member supporting wall studs.
Spandrel - The part of a porch facade that reflects the balustrade.
Spanish Clay Tile - A roofing material made from clay soil into red brick; common to Mediterranean Revival houses.
Large vertical planks or studs that are rough sawn or planed are placed next to each other on a sill at the bottom and either extends to a plate at the top or continues to the roof. Sometimes every 16"-20" a stud is mortised into the sill. (IMAGE) ...
BALLOONWORK Timber-frame construct ion, in which upright studs run from sill to eaves amid horizontal pieces are nailed to them.
BALUSTRADE A railing with posts or balusters and a handrail.
MONITORING - Observing crack damage over time using tell-tales, studs or similar.
MONO-PITCH - Roof with only one slope.
MORTAR - Mixture of sand, cement, lime and water, used to join stones or bricks.
Half-timbered -in late medieval architecture, a type of construction in which the heavy timber framework is exposed, and the spaces between the studs filled with wattle-and-daub, plaster or brickwork.
This technique used light, pre-cut studs held together by mass-produced factory-made nails, which allowed for quicker and easier construction than the heavy logs attached with hand-cut nails used in frame houses.
Sole plate: The bottom horizontal member in a frame wall. Usually either single or double 2" x 4"s. It is nailed to the deck or rough floor and the studs are nailed into it.
Stile: The vertical side member of a window sash or door panel.
Plate - A length of timber or steel placed either on top of a wall to support the roof trusses (a wall plate) or fixed to a floor so that studs or a timber-framed partition can be installed (a floor plate).
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Turn-of-the century details such as turned columns and brackets
Rot- and termite-resistant siding such as Cementitious Hardiboard
Steel studs
Steel roof
Moisture and mold resistant drywall
Energy-efficient appliances ...
A timber laid longitudinally along the top of a building wall to receive the ends of the rafters. In a timber framed building the posts and studs of the wall below are tenoned into it.
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climates, where there is often a great difference in temperature between the air in conditioned space and the air in unconditioned space. The vapor barrier is placed between the insulation and the conditioned space, usually stapled to the studs, ...
 See also: Frame, Timber, House, Brick, Member
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