Final Study Guide Interior Design

The area between sheathing or exterior board insulation and exterior wall coverings. Normally a 1" air gap.

• Crown molding

• Drywall (or Gypsum Wallboard (GWB)

• Air space

• Cement

A trim board placed against the wall around the room next to the floor.

• Ceramic tile

• Base or baseboard

• Brick veneer

• Doorjamb, interior

A section of fiber-glass or rock-wool insulation measuring 15 or 23 inches wide by four to eight feet long and various thickness'. Sometimes "faced" (meaning to have a paper covering on one side) or "unfaced" (without paper).

• Base or baseboard

• Elevation sheet

• Ceramic tile

• Batt Insulation

A wall that supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight.

• Drywall (or Gypsum Wallboard (GWB)

• Column

• Bearing wall

• Ceramic tile

The "2 by 4's or 6's" that lay on the subfloor upon which the vertical studs are installed. Also called the 'sole plate'.

• Bottom plate

• Bearing wall

• Air space

• Ceramic tile

A vertical facing of brick laid against and fastened to sheathing of a framed wall or tile wall construction.

• Doorjamb, interior

• Bottom plate

• Brick veneer

• Crown molding

The gray powder that is the "glue" in concrete. Portland cement. Also, any adhesive.

• Brick veneer

• Elevation sheet

• Elevation sheet

• Cement

A man-made or machine-made clay tile used to finish a floor or wall. Generally used in bathtub and shower enclosures and on counter tops.

• Column

• Ceramic tile

• Concrete

• Crown molding

A vertical structural compression member which supports loads.

• Bottom plate

• Drywall (or Gypsum Wallboard (GWB)

• Column

• Elevation sheet

The mixture of Portland cement, sand, gravel, and water. Used to make garage and basement floors, sidewalks, patios, foundation walls, etc. It is commonly reinforced with steel rods (rebar) or wire screening (mesh).

• Cement

• Concrete

• Brick veneer

• Base or baseboard