01. Drain Tile   -   Pipe which carries away ground water from around the foundation of a building.

02. Footing   -   That portion of a foundation of a structure which spreads and transmits loads directly to the soil.

03. Foundation Wall   -   Construction, primarily below grade, which provides support for exterior walls, or the structural parts of a building.

04. Mud Slab (Crawl Space)   -   An accessible space below the first floor which is less than a full story height.

05. Damp-Proofing   -   Making walls impervious to water, or dampness, by mixing a compound with concrete, or by applying a compound to the surface of the wall.

06. Floor Girder    -   Gives physical support to floor joists.

07. Mudd Sill   -   The lowest wooden part of a structure, placed directly on the foundation.

08. Floor Joist   -   A heavy piece of horizontal timber to which the boards of a floor are nailed.

09. Bridging   -   Wood or metal members that are installed, usually in a diagonal position, between the floor joist for the purpose of bracing the joists against spreading and warping.

10. Sub Floor   -   Boards or plywood laid directly on the joist, the finish flooring is laid over the sub-flooring.

11. Bottom Plate (or Sole Plate)   -   The horizontal member placed on the sub-flooring upon which the studs rest.

12. Corner Studs   -   Two 2 x 4s nailed together to reinforce the corners of a frame structure.

13. Framing Studs   -   The various supporting parts of a building fitted together into a skeleton form.

14. Jack Studs   -   Give direct support to headers (nailed to framing studs and to header).

15. Header   -   Horizontal structural member that supports the load over an opening, such as a door or window.

16. Cripple Studs   -   Studding cut short to be used over and under a door or window opening.

17. Top Plate   -   Two 2 x 4s placed on top of the framing studs.

18. Wall Sheathing   -   Wide boards, plywood , flakeboard etc., nailed to studding.

19. Ceiling Joist   -   A heavy piece of horizontal timber to which the ceiling is supported.

20. Rafter   -   One of a series of structural members of a roof designed to support roof loads.

22. Siding   -   The finish covering of the outside walls of a frame building.

23. Fascia (or Gutter Board)   -   A board nailed to the ends of the rafters, that give the gutter physical support. Also, any flat, horizontal band.

24. Soffit   -   The underside surface of an arch.

25. Door Jamb   -   The sides and top of an opening used in the framing of a doorway or window.

26. Window Casing   -   The trimming around windows either outside or inside.

27. Finish Roof   -   The material applied to the roof sheathing to make it waterproof.

28. Gutters   -   A trough attached to the edge of a roof to collect and conduct water from rain or melting snow.

29. Interior Finish   -   The surface finish of an interior wall or ceiling and includes finish which is integral with the wall or ceiling material.

Anchor bolt   -   Bolt imbedded in concrete with a threaded top to take a nut,to hold such things as sills and floor plates to concrete.

Baluster:   -   The spindle in a stair railing.

Bottom Plate (or Sole Plate) (11)   -   The horizontal member placed on the sub-flooring upon which the studs rest.

Bridging (9)   -   Wood or metal members that are installed, usually in a diagonal position, between the floor joist for the purpose of bracing the joists against spreading and warping.

Ceiling Joist (19)   -   A heavy piece of horizontal timber to which the ceiling is supported.

Corner Studs (12)   -   Two 2 x 4s nailed together to reinforce the corners of a frame structure.

Cripple Studs (16)   -   Studding cut short to be used over and under a door or window opening.

Damp-Proofing (5)   -   Making walls impervious to water, or dampness, by mixing a compound with concrete, or by applying a compound to the surface of the wall.

Door Jamb (25)   -   The sides and top of an opening used in the framing of a doorway or window.

Drain Tile (1)   -   Pipe which carries away ground water from around the foundation of a building.

Fascia (or Gutter Board) (23)   -   A board nailed to the ends of the rafters, that give the gutter physical support. Also, any flat, horizontal band.

Finish Roof (27)   -   The material applied to the roof sheathing to make it waterproof.

Floor Girder (6)   -   Gives physical support to floor joists.

Floor Joist (8)   -   A heavy piece of horizontal timber to which the boards of a floor are nailed.

Footing (2)   -   That portion of a foundation of a structure which spreads and transmits loads directly to the soil.

Foundation Wall (3)   -   Construction, primarily below grade, which provides support for exterior walls, or the structural parts of a building.

Framing Studs (13)   -   The various supporting parts of a building fitted together into a skeleton form.

Gutters (28)   -   A trough attached to the edge of a roof to collect and conduct water from rain or melting snow.

Header (15)   -   Horizontal structural member that supports the load over an opening, such as a door or window.

Interior Finish (29)   -   The surface finish of an interior wall or ceiling and includes finish which is integral with the wall or ceiling material.

Jack Studs (14)   -   Give direct support to headers (nailed to framing studs and to header).

Mud Slab (Crawl Space) (4)   -   An accessible space below the first floor which is less than a full story height.

Mudd Sill (7)   -   The lowest wooden part of a structure, placed directly on the foundation.

Rafter (20)   -   One of a series of structural members of a roof designed to support roof loads.

Siding (22)   -   The finish covering of the outside walls of a frame building.

Soffit (24)   -   The underside surface of an arch.

Sub Floor (10)   -   Boards or plywood laid directly on the joist, the finish flooring is laid over the sub-flooring.

Top Plate (17)   -   Two 2 x 4s placed on top of the framing studs.

Wall Sheathing (18)   -   Wide boards, plywood , flakeboard etc., nailed to studding.

Window Casing (26)   -   The trimming around windows either outside or inside.