1. © Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only 1 PowerPoint Presentation Publisher The Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Tinley Park, Illinois

2. © Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only 2 Chapter 19 Wall and Ceiling Construction

3. © Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only 3 Bottom Plates Construction of a frame wall begins with the sole plate.sole plate –Stud spacing is marked off on the sole plate. –Sole plate acts as an anchor for the wall panels.

4. © Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only 4 Solid Blocking In solid blocking, the header size is increased to completely fill the space from the top of the rough opening to the top plate.

5. © Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only 5 Cripple Construction for Headers

6. © Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only 6 ` Headers The rough opening for a window is the area between the trimmers and the rough sill and header.

7. © Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only 7 Exterior Corners and Bracing Corner framing.

8. © Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only 8 Exterior Corners and Bracing Corner bracing.

9. © Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only 9 Interior Framed Walls Framing intersecting walls.

10. © Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only 10 Steel Framing Components Light gauge steel framing.

11. © Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only 11 Steel Framing Application Base of wall at slab on grade.

12. © Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only 12 Firecuts A firecut is used when floor joists are placed directly into solid masonry walls.firecut Each joist end is cut at an angle to prevent wall damage in case of fire.

13. © Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only 13 Brick Names and Sizes The names of brick shapes are standardized, but brick sizes are not as well established.