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  2. Rim joist - Wikipedia

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    In flooring construction, the rim joists sit on the sill plates; in deck construction, they are parallel to the support beams and sit on the beams or in some cases, cantilever away from the beams. A double thickness board in the position of a rim joist is called a flush beam and serves a dual purpose, providing primary support for the joist ...

  3. Joinery - Wikipedia

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    A V-shaped cut in the rafter connects the rafter to the wall-plate. [11] Cross lap: A joint in which the two members are joined by removing material from each at the point of intersection so that they overlap. Splice joint: A joint used to attach two members end to end. Scarf joint: A form of lap joint for attaching the ends of two members ...

  4. Sill plate - Wikipedia

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    A sill plate or sole plate in construction and architecture is the bottom horizontal member of a wall or building to which vertical members are attached. The word "plate" is typically omitted in America and carpenters speak simply of the "sill". Other names are rat sill, ground plate, ground sill, groundsel, night plate, and midnight sill. [1 ...

  5. Wall plate - Wikipedia

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    A plate in timber framing is "A piece of Timber upon which some considerable weight is framed...Hence Ground-Plate...Window-plate [obsolete]..." etc. [1] Also called a wall plate, [2] raising plate, [3] or top plate, [4] An exception to the use of the term plate for a large, load-bearing timber in a wall is the bressummer, a timber supporting a wall over a wall opening (see also: lintel).

  6. Wall stud - Wikipedia

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    sill - a stud sized member forming the base of a window assembly or the base of wall. mudsill - a stud sized member that forms the base of a wall and has been treated against insects and decay. top plate or double top plate - a stud sized member that forms the top of the wall. In cases where other members must bear or brace on the top of the ...

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  8. Clapboard - Wikipedia

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    Later, the boards were radially sawn in a type of sawmill called a clapboard mill, producing vertical-grain clapboards. The more commonly used boards in New England are vertical-grain boards. Depending on the diameter of the log, cuts are made from 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (110 to 170 mm) deep along the full length of the log.

  9. Latch - Wikipedia

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    They were common from the 17th century to around 1825, and their lack of a back plate made them different from the later, and neighbouring Norfolk latch (introduced 1800–1820). Both the Suffolk latch and Norfolk latch are thought to have been named by architectural draughtsman William Twopenny (1797–1873). [ 5 ]