Robert Jones Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 What is the technical name for this "trim" piece that runs on both sides of the home? Built 1910. Click to Enlarge 53.46 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Water table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 I thought you were busting balls a bit. It really is a water table! Thanks Chad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 It looks new and it lacks slope or flashing. I just call it a band... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 I think the term comes out of old masonry structures. The limestone trim piece running along grade is called a water table. Or, has it always been an interchangeable name/feature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Piggyback post..... What's the right name for this limestone cornice feature? It's got an inlaid gutter in it, and it's all ****ed up. I figure I should call it my the right name if I'm going to can it. It's sort of like an entablature, because there are columns, sort of. But, it's not a conventional entablature. Name that piece.... Click to Enlarge 45.17 KB Click to Enlarge 52.16 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI in AR Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 If water table sounds wrong to you it can be called a drip cap and (most) people will understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Robert, I call it the flashing at the lower edge of the siding. Or the flashing above the foundation. Although you did ask for the technical term. And aren't you supposed to check that for slope with a marble? Just kidding. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Drip sill is another name for the cap over the transition between the siding and foundation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Piggyback post..... What's the right name for this limestone cornice feature? It's got an inlaid gutter in it, and it's all ****ed up. I figure I should call it my the right name if I'm going to can it. It's sort of like an entablature, because there are columns, sort of. But, it's not a conventional entablature. Name that piece.... Click to Enlarge 45.17 KB Click to Enlarge 52.16 KB I'd call it a cornice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Or an Eave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 I'd call it a cornice too. The faux columns support the implied entablature, The architrave and the frieze are missing but the cyma recta and cyma reversa profiles are there as are mutules of sorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 I thought mutules were those little square blocks on the underside of the ledge/cornice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 I thought mutules were those little square blocks on the underside of the ledge/cornice. Yeah, they look like Legos. That's why I said "of sorts". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 I guess you can use either word, it's a matter of interpretation. cor?nice noun \#712;k#559;r-n#601;s, -nish: the decorative top edge of a building or column : a decorative strip of wood or some other material used at the top of the walls in a room Full Definition of CORNICE 1 a : the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition ? see column illustration b : a top course that crowns a wall 2 : a decorative band of metal or wood used to conceal curtain fixtures 3 : an overhanging mass of windblown snow or ice usually on a ridge See cornice defined for English-language learners ? See cornice defined for kids ? eave noun \#712;#275;v1 : the lower border of a roof that overhangs the wall ?usually used in plural 2 : a projecting edge (as of a hill) ?usually used in plural Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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