doorframe
An assembly built into a wall consisting of two upright members (jambs) and a head (lintel) over the doorway; encloses the doorway and […]
lintel
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Bearing header
(1) A beam placed perpendicular to joists, and to which joists are nailed in framing for a chimney, stairway, or
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Brick lintel
The metal angle iron that brick rests on, especially above a window, door, or other opening.
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clipped lintel
A lintel which is intermittently attached to a structural member; the structural member assists the lintel in carrying the load.
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breastsummer, breast beam, bressummer, brestsummer
A horizontal beam which spans a wide opening (a lintel) in an external wall; a summer, 3.