Floor Joist
Provides support for the floor or ceiling
Walls
Walls protect the building from external environmental effects such as heat and
cold, sunlight, rain and snow
cold, sunlight, rain and snow
Cripple
Studs not full height used to frame around an opening in a
wall
wall
Siding
Outer covering of a house meant to shed water and protect
from the effects of weather
from the effects of weather
Header
Wood horizantal member used above the door or window to
provide support for the top plate
provide support for the top plate
Paint
The Paint is used to color the walls and protect the walls
Ceiling
The ceiling protects the the foundation of the house
Shingles
Roofing shingles are flat or curved tiles that interlock
and overlap in a way that channels water off a roof with sloping sides that are
steep enough to shed water into a gutter
and overlap in a way that channels water off a roof with sloping sides that are
steep enough to shed water into a gutter
Finish
The final coating of plaster applied to walls and
ceilings
ceilings