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A knee wall is a short wall, typically under three feet (one metre) in height, used to support the rafters in timber roof construction. In his book A Visual Dictionary of Architecture , Francis D. K. Ching defines a knee wall as "a short wall supporting rafters at some intermediate position along their length."
a cripple wall, a framed wall that extends from the stem wall or foundation slab to the floor joists. a knee wall , which extends from the floor to a countertop, rafter, or handrail. This architectural element –related article is a stub .
Dutch gable, gablet: A hybrid of hipped and gable with the gable (wall) at the top and hipped lower down; i.e. the opposite arrangement to the half-hipped roof. Overhanging eaves forming shelter around the building are a consequence where the gable wall is in line with the other walls of the buildings; i.e., unless the upper gable is recessed.
Knee (crook, kneeling, cranked) rafter: A rafter with a bend typically a few feet from the foot used to gain attic space like adding a kneewall. Rare in America. Rare in America. Barge rafter: The outermost rafter on a gable end, sometimes forming a roof overhang.
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A countertop, also counter top, counter, ... (Australian or New Zealand English), bunker (Scottish English) is a raised, ... wall-mounted base unit cabinets ...
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