Across
- 1. Structural horizontal parts supporting floor or ceiling loads. Subfloor is nailed to floor joists, and drywall is nailed to floor joists.
- 3. (lintel)The beam over a doorway or window.
- 5. Vertical 2" x 4" framework of walls; usually spaced 16" on centers.
- 7. Highest point of construction in a frame building.
- 9. Metal used to prevent water seepage.
- 14. Board running diagonally across wall framing to prevent sway.
- 16. The board on which the studs rest.
- 17. Bottom portion of frame for window or door.
Down
- 1. Lining of doorway or window.
- 2. Boards that are nailed directly to the rafters.
- 4. Expanded portion of concrete foundation.
- 6. Space under the house.
- 8. Protruding underpart of rook which overhangs exterior walls.
- 10. Beams which are the roof structure.
- 11. Blocking to resist fire from spreading through walls.
- 12. Treated member (or redwood) bolted to the foundation.
- 13. Concrete base of the house.
- 15. Short stud above or below a window opening or above a doorway.