Across
- 2. A stud the defines the edge of a rough opening and runs from bottom plate to header
- 3. A header set directly above the rough opening
- 6. Material used to reduce the transfer of heat through walls, ceilings, and floors
- 9. The first and last stud on the end of each wall panel
- 14. The edge of a sheet of sheathing (like OSB or drywall) where two sheets line up edge to edge
- 17. A header set at the top of the wall, and fastened directly to the underside of the top plate
- 20. Header assembled with a top and bottom header plate and one header board between. This header leaves the most room for insulation
- 21. Regular pattern or interval where studs are placed in wall panel
- 23. The distance across a rough opening
- 25. The single horizontal 2x4 that runs along the top edge of a wall panel.
- 26. A two-layer top plate used to strengthen corners and load bearing capacity of a wall
- 27. The skinny side or a board or 2x4
- 28. Any vertical 2x4 used on layout as the structural support of a wall panel
Down
- 1. The space in a wall panel designed for a door or window
- 4. Perfectly vertical in all directions
- 5. The bottom horizontal 2x4 on a stud wall panel
- 7. Driving of a nail at a roughly 30° angle to fasten two pieces of wood together, typically with their grains perpendicular.
- 8. A vertical 2x4 that runs face-out in a wall panel, allowing a second wall panel to be connected and nailed to the wall at corners and Ts
- 10. The horizontal and non-structural 2x4 that defines the bottom of a window rough opening
- 11. Joining two boards that perfectly level or aligned, allowing them to fit together without any offset or overhang
- 12. Lumber and other construction material that has been engineered to be straighter, stronger, and/or larger or longer
- 13. A three-stud corner that allows for additional insulation
- 15. The full-length and weight bearing stud - running from sill plate to top plate - that runs outside of a rough opening
- 16. The wide or “flat” side of a board or 2x4
- 18. A mark carpenters use (like an upside down V) to denote where a measurement lands
- 19. A horizontal 2x4 laid horizontally on top of the top plate - creating a second layer - and allowing walls to overlap and fasten at the corners
- 22. Small studs placed above and/or below a rough opening on layout
- 24. The horizontal and load-bearing structure that spans a rough opening and transfers the load from from above the rough opening into the jack and king studs