Bain Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Frieze board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSwamp Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 There's nothing wrong with "pilaster." Are we demonstrating here that I was right when I said all HIs should have to take a basic architectural history course? When in the presence of rubes, I have purposely referred to corbels as gerbils, just to see if anybody caught on. Nobody did. Or, I guess they could've walked off saying, "did you hear that guy keep calling corbels gerbils?" WJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fqp25 Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Originally posted by Bain Frieze board. Oh, I got it now. For some reason my mind was stuck in the kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Originally posted by SonOfSwamp There's nothing wrong with "pilaster." Are we demonstrating here that I was right when I said all HIs should have to take a basic architectural history course? When in the presence of rubes, I have purposely referred to corbels as gerbils, just to see if anybody caught on. Nobody did. Or, I guess they could've walked off saying, "did you hear that guy keep calling corbels gerbils?" WJ Hi Walter, There isn't anything wrong with "pilaster". It's an ornamental projection simulating a column. It's not a structural component. I've read a dozen reports that used pilaster to describe a buttress or engaged column. Buss is also a word but is also used incorrectly in many reports. Buss bars are where feminine men hang out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozofprev Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Originally posted by Chad Fabry Buss bars are where feminine men hang out. Of course, it's a great place to blow fuses. Irregardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Now that was funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozofprev Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Originally posted by Chad Fabry Baluster and balustrade are used interchangeably. Baluster is to balustrade as column is to columnade and arch is to archade... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Originally posted by ozofprev Originally posted by Chad Fabry Baluster and balustrade are used interchangeably. Baluster is to balustrade as column is to columnade and arch is to archade... As lemon is to lemonade? [:-dopey] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozofprev Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Yep, and don't forget gator and ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Hmmm, marma and marmalade? esca and escalade? kewl and Koolaid? [:-bonc01] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Originally posted by hausdok Hmmm, marma and marmalade? esca and escalade? kewl and Koolaid? [:-bonc01] Condom and condominium? - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSwamp Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Just as I purposely call corbels gerbils, I sometimes, in the presence of rubes, call condominiums kinda-minimums. And I act like I mean it. Cain't take me nowhere, WJ (incorrigible) PS: Thanks to the brother who mentioned "columnade." Just this morning, I was trying to remember what to call that decorative woodwork between my LR and DR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Has anyone else noticed the particular direction toward which Jim sometimes drifts? I still vividly remember a thread in which he stated that he always checks out the sybian. I recall sitting at my computer, imagining a complete stranger examining a sybian for proper operation. Let's hope that unlike my dishwasher, there are no problems with the sybians once Jim has performed his . . . uh, tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Didn't really need a laugh, but dang, there's some good ones up there! This thread will have me going to bed in a good mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 'course, Then there's Monica and clintonaide. Tsk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homnspector Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Is it roof sheeting or roof sheathing? I see them both used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozofprev Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 People mix these together all the time. I'm not sure there is an 'official' difference, but I usually hear experienced people use sheathing to refer to OSB, plywood, etc. and sheeting to refer to materials like felt and plastic. I don't really care since people usually say something like plywood sheathing or plastic sheeting anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well, Sheathing forms a hard protective "sheath" around the house. Sheeting is a lightweight sheet of a usually temporary material used to protect it from rain, etc., so I think there is an actual difference. I saved you from Chad in your post Gary. Can you guess which word it was? ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homnspector Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 So would you use "sheathing" to describe the plywood or OSB on the roof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Hi, Sure, you can, but the traditional description of the sheathing on a roof is the "deck." OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted September 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 For flat or low slope roofs, I call it decking or a roof deck. For pitched roofs, I call it sheathing. My brain hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozofprev Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Originally posted by hausdok I saved you from Chad in your post Gary. Can you guess which word it was? I make lots of mistakes. Did I mess up hear? Ok, I'll stick up for ya next time!id="blue"> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Yep, dat's da wun! wun teem - wun fyte!!! Myk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homnspector Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Girder Beam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Maxwell Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 2 X 10 joyce No the house has no basement, BUT it does have a cross base. I occasionally will also hear......chimley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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