- Bearing Wall
- A wall that carries ceiling rafters or roof trusses.
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Bearing Wall
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bearing wall — any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building. [1870 75] * * * or load bearing wall Wall that carries the load of floors and roof above in addition to its own weight. The traditional masonry bearing wall is thickened in proportion … Universalium
bearing wall — In architecture, any wall that holds up the weight of a structure. This describes all walls in history until the development at the end of the nineteenth century of the nonsupporting curtain wall. Also see masonry and wood … Glossary of Art Terms
bearing wall — noun any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building • Hypernyms: ↑wall, ↑support * * * any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building. [1870 75] … Useful english dictionary
Load-bearing wall — A load bearing wall (or bearing wall) is a wall that bears a load resting upon it by conducting its weight to a foundation structure. The materials most often used to construct load bearing walls in large buildings are concrete, block, or brick.… … Wikipedia
wall — less, adj. wall like, adj. /wawl/, n. 1. any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection … Universalium
bearing — [ber′iŋ] n. 1. way of carrying and conducting oneself; carriage; manner; mien 2. a support or supporting part 3. a) the act, power, or period of producing young, fruit, etc. b) ability to produce c) anything borne or produced, as a crop, fruit,… … English World dictionary
Wall — A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area. Most commonly, a wall delineates a building and supports its superstructure, separates space in buildings into rooms, or protects or delineates a space in the open… … Wikipedia
bearing — /bair ing/, n. 1. the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures: a man of dignified bearing. 2. the act, capability, or period of producing or bringing forth: a tree past bearing. 3. something that is… … Universalium
Wall stud — A wall stud is a vertical member in the light frame construction techniques called Balloon framing and platform framing of a building s wall (variously also called stick and platform , stick and frame , or stick and box construction colloquially… … Wikipedia
wall — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, low ▪ long, short ▪ thick, thin ▪ massive ▪ … Collocations dictionary
