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Corner brace

A diagonal brace let into studding to reinforce the corner of a frame structure

Pony wall

A dwarf wall or supporting floor joists

Wall plate

A horizonral member built into or laid along the top of a wall to support and distribute the load from joists or rafters. Also called raising plate

Frame house

A house with a skeletal framework of timber, usually sheathed with sidinh or shingles

Firestop

A material or member built into a bldg. Frame to blocl a concealed hollow space through which a fire might spread from one part of the bldg. To another

Backing

A narrow wood strip fixed to the corner of a framed partition to provide a nailing surface for finish materials

Ledger strip

A piece attached to the face of a beam at the bottom as support for the ends of joists

Sill sealer

A resillent, fibrous material placed between a sill and a foundation wall to reduce air infiltration

Box sill

A sill for a bldg. Frame composed of a plate resting on a foundation wall and a joist or header at the outer edge of the plate as well as a soleplate for studs resting either directly on the joists or on the rough flooring

L Sill

A sill for a bldg. Frame composed of plate resting on a foundation wall and a joist or header at the outer edge of the plate

Ribbon

A thin horizontal board let into studding to carry the ends of joists. Also called ribband, ribbon strip

Dwarf wall

A wall less than a full story in height

Stud wall

A wall or partition framed with studs and framed with sheating. Siding,wall board or plaster work. Also called stud partition

Platform frame

A wooden bldg. Frame having studs only one story high, regardless of the stories built each story restinh on the top plates of the story below or on the sill plates of the foundation wall. Also called western frame

Balloon frame

A wooden bldg. Frame having studs that rise the full height of the frame from the sill plate to the roof plate, with joists nailed to the studs and supported by sills or by ribbons let into the studs

Corner post

An assembly of 2 or 3 studs spiked together at the intersection of 2 framed walls to provide a nailing surface for finish materials

Cripple

Any framing member that is shorter than usual such as a stud above a door openinh or below a window sill

Stud

Any of a repetitive series of slender upright of wood or light gauge metal forming the structural frame of wall or partition

Anchor bolt

Any of various rods or bolts embedded in masonry or concrete to hold, secure or support a structural member.

Plate

Any various horizontal timbers laid flat across the heads of studding or upon floors to support joists, rafters, or studs or near their ends.

Center to center

From the centerline of one element member or part to the centerline of the next. Also called on center

Termite shield

Sheet metal installed atop a foundation wall or around pipes to prevent the passage of termites

Sole plate

The bottom horizontal member of a framed wall upon which a row of studs is erected. Also called shoe, sole, sole piece

Sill

The lowest horizontal member of a frame structure resting on and anchored to a foundation wall. Also called mudsill,sill plate

Top plate

The uppermost horizontal member of a framed wall on which joists or rafters rest

Let in

To insert into surface of a stud, wall or the like as a permanent addition