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2. Storey pole - Wikipedia

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   The pole is marked for the heights from (usually) the floor platform of a building for dimensions such as window sill heights, window top heights (or headers), exterior door heights (or headers), interior door heights, wall gas jet heights (for gas lamps) and the level of the next storey joists. It makes for quick, repeatable measurements ...

3. Window sill - Wikipedia

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   The exterior portion of a window sill provides a mechanism for shedding rainwater away from the wall at the window opening. Therefore, window sills are usually inclined slightly downward away from the window and wall, and often extend past the exterior face of the wall, so the water will drip off rather than run down the wall.

4. Framing (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Wall framing in house construction includes the vertical and horizontal members of exterior walls and interior partitions, both of bearing walls and non-bearing walls. . These stick members, referred to as studs, wall plates and lintels (sometimes called headers), serve as a nailing base for all covering material and support the upper floor platforms, which provide the lateral strength along a

5. Trimmer (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Trimmers are installed parallel to the primary floor or ceiling joists and support headers, which run perpendicular to the primary joists. [1] [2] It can also refer to a jack stud that supports a header above a window or door opening. Traditionally, a stud which was less than full length was sometimes referred to as a cripple. [3] [4] [5]

6. Wall stud - Wikipedia

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   Wall studs are framing components in timber or steel-framed walls, that run between the top and bottom plates.It is a fundamental element in frame building. The majority non-masonry buildings rely on wall studs, with wood being the most common and least-expensive material used for studs.

7. Glossary of British bricklaying - Wikipedia

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   Bullnose: Rounded edges are useful for window sills, and capping on low and freestanding walls. Cant: A header that is angled at less than 90 degrees. Closer: A cut brick used to change the bond at quoins. Commonly a quarter bat. Queens closer: A brick that has been cut over its length and is a stretcher long and a quarter-bat deep. Commonly ...

8. Curtain wall (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   A building project in Wuhan, China, demonstrating the relationship between the inner load-bearing structure and an exterior glass curtain wall Curtain walls are also used on residential structures A curtain wall is an exterior covering of a building in which the outer walls are non-structural, instead serving to protect the interior of the ...

9. Door - Wikipedia

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   A matching pair of these doors is called a French window, as it resembles a door-height casement window. When a pair of French doors is used as a French window, the application does not generally include a central mullion (as do some casement window pairs), thus allowing a wider unobstructed opening. The frame typically requires a weather strip ...