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  2. Plank (wood) - Wikipedia

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    A plank used in a building as a horizontal supporting member that runs between foundations, walls, or beams to support a ceiling or floor is called a joist. The plank was the basis of maritime transport : wood (except some dense hardwoods ) floats on water , and abundant forests meant wooden logs could be easily obtained and processed, making ...

  3. American historic carpentry - Wikipedia

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    Building a palisade wall for the fort at Jamestown, Virginia The Golden Plow Tavern in York, PA, is a very unusual American building. It is built with corner post construction on the ground floor, half-timbered style of timber framing on the upper floor and has a less common style of wood roof shingles than typical in America.

  4. Longhouses of the Indigenous peoples of North America

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    Wall planks were lashed between sets of poles. The position of these poles depended on the lengths of the boards they held, and they were evidently set and reset through the years the houses were occupied. Walls met at the corners by simply butting together. They stayed structurally independent, allowing for easy dismantling. There were no windows.

  5. Cladding (construction) - Wikipedia

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    Cladding can be made of any of a wide range of materials including wood, metal, brick, vinyl, and composite materials that can include aluminium, wood, blends of cement and recycled polystyrene, wheat/rice straw fibres. [2] Rainscreen cladding is a form of weather cladding designed to protect against the elements, but also offers thermal ...

  6. Lath and plaster - Wikipedia

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    Lath seen from the back with white plaster coat oozing through Lath and plaster is a building process used to finish mainly interior dividing walls and ceilings. It consists of narrow strips of wood ( laths ) which are nailed horizontally across the wall studs or ceiling joists and then coated in plaster .

  7. Lumber - Wikipedia

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    [46] [47] In addition, wood has a significant CO 2 storage capacity, which limits its release. However, when wood is destroyed (naturally or by combustion), all of the previously stored CO 2 is released into the atmosphere. [48] Natural insulation: lumber is a natural insulator which makes it particularly good for windows and doors.

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