A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights and supporting floor timbers, a staircase, scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie in being intended to carry weight.

A wood or metal member bolted to a masonry wall to carry floor joists ceiling joists, or rafters.

The wood or metal members attached to a beam, studding, or wall used to support joist or rafter ends.

A horizontal piece of wood attached to, and supported by, piles or concrete or stone masonry piers. The ledgers support stringers or tread timbers.

A horizontal strip (typically lumber) used to provide support for the ends or edges of other members. Home Improvement Encyclopedia

(1) Also called a girt strip, this horizontal wooden beam is used as a floor joist support when framing is done with one-piece stud, which extend from the foundation to the roof and form the walls of all floors. (2) Book, which contains records of transactions, usually financial.

A length of board, that is horizontally attached to the side of a house and holds up one edge of a deck.

A horizontal framework member that carries joists and is supported by upright posts or by hangers.

A horizontal board attached to a beam or other member and used as a shelflike support for lumber that butts against the beam.

The wooden perimeter frame lumber member that bolts onto the face of a foundation wall and supports the wood structural floor

A STRIP OF WOOD ATTACHED TO A BEAM OR JOIST THAT HELPS SUPPORT JOISTS. A BETTER WAY TO DO THE SAME THING IS TO USE METAL JOIST HANGARS. IN THIS ILLUSTRATION, THE BEAM IS ACTUALLY A HEADER JOIST.

A piece of wood which is attached to a beam to support joists.

wood strip nailed to underside of wood beam or stud for support.