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Tour Tod House: Architectural Glossary
Bay Window: a window that projects from the line of a wall.
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Board & Batten Method |
Dovetail:
a way to join two pieces of wood that use wedge-shaped "tenons."Eaves:
The projecting lower edge of a roof.Frame, framing technique:
the outside supporting structure that holds up all or part of a house.Heavy Timber Frame:
A style of construction.|
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HBC Rafter End |
Hudson's Bay Company Rafter Ends:
Section one of Tod house was extended with "Hudson's Bay Company" rafter ends. This is where the roof overhang is extended over the rafter ends—a style characteristic of many Hudson's Bay Company buildings.Joist:
a beam, it can be made of wood, or steel or reinforced concrete, that is used to build floors or roofs.Lath: One of several thin strips of wood used as a supporting framework for plaster or tiles.
Moulding:
An ornamental strip applied to buildings.Mortise:
A hole in a framework to receive another part, especially a tenon. (A mortise and tenon is a kind of construction joint.)Notch:
a V-shaped indentation on an edge or surface.One Story French Canadian Farmhouse:
This is the name of the architectural style of Tod House. It was common to many Hudson's Bay Company forts and structures in its day, but examples of this style are very rare in B.C. today.Perimeter Beams:
The outside beams that are used to hold up a structure like a house.Plaster:
a mixture of lime, sand and water that is applied to a wall or ceiling as a soft paste that hardens when dry.Spiked:
fastened with large nails.Tongue and Groove:
A type of wood paneling used for floors or walls in which a protruding part, "the tongue," fits in a notch, "the groove."Trellis:
A lattice or grating of light wooden or metal bars, used as support for climbing plants or as a screen.Verandah:
The open-roofed platform along the side of a house.Whitewash:
A mixture of lime or whiting (white powdered chalk) in water for whitening walls and other surfaces.Window Sash:
The part of a window frame that holds the glass, usually made to slide up and down in grooves.|
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