BEAM:  a horizontal or diagonal framing member spanning an open space

LINTEL:  exposed horizontal crosspiece over a window or dorr that carries the weight of any structure above it

RAFTER:  a bean that slopes from the ridge of a roof to the eaves

FRAMEWORK:  the structure of a building or house

HEADER:  the horizontal structural support above an opening

RIDGE BEAM:  horizontal member that serves as support for the highest point of the roof structure

COLUMN:  vertical support often resting on a base and consisting of a shaft

POST:  vertical member used to support a horizontal beam of lintel

PILASTER:  vertical member projecting from a wall with a base

PILLAR:  vertical, noncircular masonry support

BASE:  the bottom of a column, pillar, or pilaster

CAPITAL:  the top of the column, pillar, or pilaster

SHAFT:  long, vertical part of the column between the base and the capital

LOAD-BEARING:  structural element that supports weight of other construction members

FINGER-JOINT:  narrow extensions of  wood that are cut in the ends of two pieces of wood to interlock and form a joint

MOLDING:  shaped, decorative strip of material

CROWN MOLDING:  wood, often decorative, used where the wall and ceiling meet

DENTIL MOLDING:  a series of small, square blocks uniformly spaced and projecting like teeth

BASEBOARD:  finish trim where the floor and wall meet

TRIM:  visible woodwork or moldings in a room such as baseboards and casings

CASING:  exposed trim boarding, framing, or lining around a door or window

CHAIR RAIL:  wooden molding placed along the lower part of a wall

MDF (MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD): wood scraps acompressed together with a binding materialnd fibers