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  2. Window sill - Wikipedia

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    The bottom of a window frame sits on top of the window sill of the wall opening. [1] A window sill may span the entire width of a wall from inside to outside, as is often the case in basic masonry construction, making it visible on both the interior and exterior of the building. In such a case, the exterior window sill and interior window sill ...

  3. Water table (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A water table is a projection of lower masonry on the outside of a wall, slightly above the ground, or at the top of a wainscot section of a wall (in this case also known as a sill). It is both a functional and architectural feature that consists of a projection that deflects water running down the face of a building away from lower courses or ...

  4. Sill plate - Wikipedia

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    An unusual barn in Schoonebeek, Netherlands with interrupted sills, the posts land directly on the padstone foundation Norwegian style framing, Kravik Mellom, Norway. In historic buildings the sills were almost always large, solid timbers framed together at the corners, carry the bents, and are set on the stone or brick foundation walls, piers, or piles (wood posts driven or set into the ground).

  5. Chesterton Commercial Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The iron corner piers are original, the doorways appear to be original, but the metal framing and edging for the shop windows seems to be a Moderne style replacement. The upper floor face brick walls have two bays, one wood double hung window with stone sill and lintel, and an oriel window.

  6. Belt course - Wikipedia

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    A highly decorative terra-cotta belt course between the brick and stone wall materials. A belt course, also called a string course or sill course, [1] is a continuous row or layer of stones or brick set in a wall. [2] Set in line with window sills, it helps to make the horizontal line of the sills visually more prominent. Set between the floors ...

  7. Lintel - Wikipedia

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    In the case of windows, the bottom span is referred to as a sill, but, unlike a lintel, does not serve to bear a load to ensure the integrity of the wall. Modern-day lintels may be made using prestressed concrete and are also referred to as beams in beam-and-block slabs or as ribs in rib-and-block slabs.

  8. Course (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Plinth: The bottom course of a wall. String course (Belt course or Band course): A decorative horizontal row of masonry, narrower than the other courses, that extends across the façade of a structure or wraps around decorative elements like columns. [1] [2] [4] Sill course: Stone masonry courses at the windowsill, projected out from the wall. [1]

  9. Timber framing - Wikipedia

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    sill-beams (also called ground-sills or sole-pieces, at the bottom of a wall into which posts and studs are fitted using tenons), noggin-pieces (the horizontal timbers forming the tops and bottoms of the frames of infill panels), wall-plates (at the top of timber-framed walls that support the trusses and joists of the roof).

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