TIMBER FRAMING
Method of construction where the walls are built of timber framework with the spaces filled in by plaster or brickwork. Sometimes the timber is covered over with plaster or boarding laid horizontally.
Compared with timber framing, a new system of balloon framing with mill-sawn lumber made possible thinner, lighter walls, and thus more flexibility in design.
Centering
- the timber framing which holds an arch in place during construction.
Half-timberingArchaic term for timber framing. Sometimes used for non-structural decorative timberwork.Hall-churchA church with nave and aisles of approximately equal height.
a spanning beam forming the direct support of a wall or timber framing above it.
Cantilever
a long bracket or beam projecting from a wall to support a balcony or stairs, fixed at only one end.
half-timbering - wall construction in which spaces between wooden timber framing are filled with brick, stone, or other material; used decoratively in 20th century houses
head - the top of the frame of a window or door ...
In Medieval houses, the timber framing was integral with the structure. Tudor Revival houses, however, merely suggest the structural framework with false half-timbering.
The most characteristic architectural forms in both countries are based on timber framing.
 See also: Timber, Gable, Beam, Principal, Pier
  
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