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Glossary
- Timber framing
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- TermTimber framing
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- Long DescriptionMethod of construction in which the structural frame is built of interlocking timbers. In close studding the uprights (studs) are set close together, in square panel construction the main uprights (posts) and horizontals (rails) form large square or near-square compartments. The spaces are filled with non-structural material, e.g. infill of wattle and daub, lath and plaster, brickwork (known as nogging), etc. and may be covered by plaster, weatherboarding (overlapping horizontal boards), or tiles.
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See also:Close studding - Term Language-
Last updated: Thursday, 11th April 2013