Carpentry

Carpentry

Of or relating to the art of making objects, buildings or furniture out of wood.

Industry: Construction

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tongue and groove

Construction; Carpentry

Boards manufactured so that there is a groove on one edge and a tongue on the corresponding edge.

top plate

Construction; Carpentry

Top, horizontal framing pieces of a wall.

trimmer

Construction; Carpentry

The framing member nailed to the king stud under the end of the header to support the weight from above.

truss

Construction; Carpentry

A single component of a prefabricated roof framing system, normally built off site and delivered as part of the complete truss package.

The inward angle of two sloping roof sections. Framing consists of a doubled valley rafter in the middle which extends from a top plate corner to a second ridge board, with angled jack rafters used ...

vaulted ceiling

Construction; Carpentry

An angled sloping ceiling.

snapping

Construction; Carpentry

Laying out the floor plan on the deck or slab which represents where the walls are to be placed after framing. Then using a chalk line to represent these walls.