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2. 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

3. Framing hammer - Wikipedia

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   The milled face of the head consists of a waffle-like grid of small four sided pyramids. Nails typically used for framing have a grid of intersecting raised metal lines on the head of the nail. The raised marks on the head of the hammer grip this grid, which helps to prevent the hammer from sliding off the nail head when striking a nail.

4. Caloundra Lighthouses - Wikipedia

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   The tower base measures 2.7 square metres (29 sq ft) and features a rectangular window on each face (at various heights in line with the internal staircase). Angled, reinforced concrete beams cantilever out from the tower base and support the overhanging concrete floor slab of the observation room and its balcony .

5. Masonry veneer - Wikipedia

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   Because the masonry veneer is non-structural, it must be tied back to the building structure to prevent movement under wind and earthquake loads. Brick ties are used for this purpose, and may take the form of corrugated metal straps nailed or screwed to the structural framing, or as wire extensions to horizontal joint reinforcement in a fully masonry veneer or cavity wall.

6. Fireplace - Wikipedia

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   Brick trimmer—A brick arch supporting a hearth or shielding a joist in front of a fireplace. [21] Chimney breast—The part of the chimney which projects into a room to accommodate a fireplace. [21] Crane—Metal arms mounted on pintles, which swing and hold pots above a fire. Damper—A metal door to close a flue when a fireplace is not in use.

7. Siding (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Deteriorated imitation brick asphalt siding. A predecessor to modern maintenance free sidings was asphalt brick siding. Asphalt impregnated panels (about 2 by 4 ft or 0.61 by 1.22 m) give the appearance of brick or even stone. Many buildings have this siding, especially old sheds and garages.