An interior wall dividing a room or part of a building into separate areas

A low, protective wall at the edge of a terrace, balcony, or roof, esp. that part of an exterior wall, fire wall, or party wall that rises above the roof

A wall capable of supporting an imposed load, as from a floor or roof of a building

A wall supporting no load other than its own weight

A wall forming part of the envelope of a building, having one face exposed to the weather or to earth

Any wall within a building, entirely surrounded by exterior walls

A pilaster or similar feature projecting from a corner of a building

A shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and a base and architecturally treated as a column

A column built so as to be truly or seemingly bonded to the wall before which it stands

A short wall perpendicular to the end of a longer wall

A vertical supporting structure, such as a section of wall between two openings or one supporting the end of an arch or lintel

An arch built above another structural member to relieve its load. Also called relieving arch.

A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening

A horizontal timber or stone set in a wall to receive and distribute the pressure of a girder or beam

An interior wall carrying a structural load

An interior wall supporting no load other than its own weight

A movable or fixed device, esp. a framed construction, designed to divide, conceal, or protect

A partition capable of being moved to different locations

A finishing or protective cap or course to an exterior wall, usually sloped or curved to shed water

A coping that slopes only in one direction

A coping that slopes to either side of a center ridge

A wall bearing or crowned by a gable

A foundation wall that encloses a usable area under a building

A wall used jointly by contiguous structures, erected upon a line dividing two parcels of land, each of which is a separate real-estate entity

A wall having no windows, doorways, or other openings

A house constructed with a skeletal framework of timber, usually sheathed with siding or shingles

A number of small wood pieces inserted to space, join, or reinforce members of a building frame, fill the spaces between them, or provide a nailing surface for finish materials

Any of a repetitive series of slender, upright members of wood or light-gauge metal forming the structural frame of a wall or partition

The lowest horizontal member of a frame structure, resting on and anchored to a foundation wall

A diagonal brace let into studding to reinforce the corner of a frame structure

To insert into the surface of a stud, wall, or the like as a permanent addition

An assembly of two or three studs spiked together at the intersection of two framed walls to provide a nailing surface for finish materials

A narrow wood strip fixed to the corner of a framed partition to provide a nailing surface for finish materials

A material or member built into a building frame to block a concealed hollow space through which a fire might spread from one part of the building to another

A piece attached to the face of a beam at the bottom as a support for the ends of joists

A thin, horizontal board let into studding to carry the ends of joists

A wooden building frame having studs that rise the full height of the frame from the sill plate to the roof plate, with joists nailed to the studs and supported by sills or by ribbons let into the studs

Any of various horizontal timbers laid flat across the heads of studding or upon floors to support joists, rafters, or studs at or near their ends

A horizontal member built into or laid along the top of a wall to support and distribute the load from joists or rafters

The uppermost horizontal member of a framed wall on which joists or rafters rest

Any of various rods or bolts embedded in masonry or concrete to hold, secure, or support a structural member

A resilient, fibrous material placed between a sill and a foundation wall to reduce air infiltration

Sheet metal installed atop a foundation wall or around pipes to prevent the passage of termites

A wall or partition framed with studs and faced with sheathing, siding, wallboard, or plasterwork

A dwarf wall for supporting floor joists

A wall less than a full story in height

Any framing member that is shorter than usual, such as a stud above a door opening or below a window sill

From the centerline of one element, member, or part to the centerline of the next

The bottom horizontal member of a framed wall upon which a row of studs is erected

A wooden building frame having studs only one story high, regardless of the stories built, each story resting on the top plates of the story below or on the sill plates of the foundation wall. Also called western frame.

A sill for a building frame, composed of a plate resting on a foundation wall and a joist or header at the outer edge of the plate, as well as a soleplate for studs resting either directly on the joists or on the rough flooring

A sill for a building frame, composed of a plate resting on a foundation wall and a joist or header at the outer edge of the plate