Parts of a Framed Wall
Across
- 4. serves as the bottom of a window opening
- 8. serves as the top of wall, strengthens
- 9. horizontal structural member that supports the load over an opening
Down
- 1. vertical structural members in walls
- 2. Short studs above a header / below sill
- 3. stud directly next to header
- 5. the lowest horizontal strip in a wall that gets nailed or fastened to the floor
- 6. Blocks the spread of fire up a wall, short pieces to fill, space, or reinforce wall members
- 7. stud directly under header