- #HOME DESIGNER ARCHITECTURAL SLOPED TRIM BOARDS ARCHIVE#
- #HOME DESIGNER ARCHITECTURAL SLOPED TRIM BOARDS WINDOWS#
bottom plate A horizontal wall framing member attached to the bottoms of the wall's studs and secured to floor platform that the wall bears on. Although usually horizontal, the bottom chords of roof trusses may be angled.
bottom chord The lowest or bottom-most member of a floor or roof truss. board and batten Vertical siding or interior paneling made of wood, plastic or metal of varying widths with overlapping seams. The term refers to a printing process no longer widely used. blueprint A document, usually printed on large format sheets, that describes an architectural or engineering design in technical detail. blocking Framing members placed between studs, joists, rafters, or trusses for various purposes such as: preventing framing from twisting, support for mounted fixtures, and fire safety. bifold door A door that is hinged in the middle and has its edges on tracks, reducing its required swing area. It usually runs around the building at about the height of the first or second floor. belly band Decorative cladding that runs horizontally around a house or building. bearing wall A wall that supports the weight of a floor or roof above it and transfers it to the foundation. beam A horizontal or pitched structural member that supports floor, ceiling, or roof framing.
#HOME DESIGNER ARCHITECTURAL SLOPED TRIM BOARDS WINDOWS#
bay window An alcove with angled sides and windows that extends out from an exterior wall.
baseline The pivot point for a roof plane when the pitch is changed, typically located over the outer main layer of the wall the roof is built on. baseboard A board or molding applied to the bottom of a wall to cover the joint where it meets the floor. barrel roof A curved roof that, especially from below, is curved like a cut-away barrel. balusters Closely spaced, vertical supports for railings. balloon framed wall A framing method in which wall studs and the channels between them run continuously from the foundation to the roof, and floor and ceiling platforms are hung on the inside of the walls. attic truss A type of roof truss with an open space at its bottom center to accommodate a living space, with webbing above and on either side of this living space.
#HOME DESIGNER ARCHITECTURAL SLOPED TRIM BOARDS ARCHIVE#
The Auto Archive utility in Chief Architect automatically creates a historical archive of each plan and layout file that you name and save. ANSI The American National Standards Institute (ANSI). anchor bolt A type of threaded fastener used to secure a structure or other load to concrete or masonry. A type of outlet or breaker designed to protect against electrical fires by breaking the circuit when an electrical arc is detected. csv A CSV file is a Comma Separated Values file, which allows data to be saved in a table structured format.txt A TXT file is a file that contains human readable text and is compatible with most text editing programs.