Page 2 - Glossary of Shed Terms
page 1 | page 2
Muntins: a strip separating panes of glass in a sash
On center: distance from the center of one piece to the center of another; common on-center distances are 16 and 24 inches.
Ledger board : a beam attached to the studs to support the joists.
Lookouts: short beams that support the roof at the gable ends.
Post and beam: framing system in which heavy vertical posts suport heavy beams that, in turn, supports floors and roofs; a timber-framed building is a post-and-beam building in which alll joints are secured with wood joinery.
Purlins: a horizontal member in a roof
Rafter: any of the parallel beams that support a roof. Generally boards that slope from the ridge of a roof to the eaves and support the roof.
Rake end: the overhang at the gable end of a roof; rake boards or fake fascia is the fascia nailed to the ends of the look-out rafters supporting the rake end; that rake fascia is often erroneously referred to as the rake.
Rebar: a steel rod with ridges for use in reinforced concrete
Ridgepole: the highest horizontal timber in a roof against which the upper ends of the
rafters are fixed
Router: a machine with a revolving vertical spindle and cutter for milling out the
surface of wood or metal. Used to make recesses and grooves.
Stud: upright piece of a framed wall inside or outside, to which panels or siding are nailed. ie. 2x4 or 2x6
T-hinges: "T" shaped door hinge
Timber frame: see post-and-beam
Saber saw: a high powered, electrical saw with a reciprocating blade, used for rough-cutting existing walls, roofs, floors, pipes, etc. also called "tiger saw" or reciprocating saw"
Scab lumber: board cut from the outside edge of the tree that has a rounded side.
Screed: a leveling device drawn over freshly poured concrete
Shiplap: wooden sheathing in which the boards are rabbeted so that the edges of each
board lap over the edges of adjacent boards to make a flush joint
Soffit: horizontal underside of eave or cornice
Sole: the bottom plate of a framed wall
Spackling compound: powdery substance mixed with water to form a paste used to cover holes, cracks and tape in plasterboard.
Tongue-and-groove: a joint made by a tongue on one edge of a board fitting into a corresponding
groove on the edge of another board
Back to page one of glossary terms
Also see: Building abbreviations chart
- Here are some more articles on storage sheds.
|
|