Framing Vocab

Brace

• short for braces on your teeth

• temporary support shaped like letter "A"

• a triangular cutout for rafter to sit on the top plate

• another word for king stud

Ballon Wall

• a wall taller than 8'-9'

• a wall with a bow in it

• a wall with party balloons

• a wall inside out

Bearing Wall

• a wall with bearings in it

• a wall with no load on it

• a wall that bows out

• a wall that carries a load from above

Bottom Plate

• the piece of wood that runs horizontally on the bottom of the wall

• the framing next to the header

• the side of the wall

• a steel plate used to fasten other walls together

Cats Paw

• a lucky charm

• a claw like tool to knock items off a table

• a specialty pry bar for removing nails

• a type of ruler

Ceiling Joist

• a crane used to move things

• a horizontal framing member spanning the top plates

• to lift up a wall

• to support a wall

Cripples

• a pattern made to speed up the process

• framing that runs vertically below and/or above a window or door

• another word for header

• a defective 2X4

Developer

• person who finances a construction project

• person who writes a program for CAD drawings

• the crew who installs the sewer

• another word for builder

Stringer

• extra wood in a wall

• string used to measure with

• a machine used to move lumber

• main support for a staircase

header

• the highest point of the common rafters

• what happens when you fall off a roof

• the very top of a wall

• the beam running horizontally above a window or door