Wall
The studs, plates and headers that make up the structure of a wall. Take the quiz
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All terms
- Bottom plateThe horizontal board along the floor that the studs stand on.
- Cripple studA short stud above a header or below a rough sill.
- HeaderThe beam over an opening that carries the load around it.
- Jack studThe short stud under each end of a header that carries its weight down.
- King studThe full-height stud on each side of an opening.
- Rough openingThe framed hole in the wall that a window or door is fitted into.
- Rough sillThe horizontal board across the bottom of a window opening.
- StudOne of the vertical members that make up the body of a framed wall.
- Top plateThe doubled horizontal board that caps the tops of the studs.