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SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Sat 05/23/15 05:00 AM

Can anyone tell me what you'd call the angled piece of wood between the post and ceiling? The bit that stabilized and supports the whole lot? All I can find it 'bracket' or 'brace' but is that the right word?
Gallow bracket??? Help please!

2OLD2MESSAROUND

Sat 05/23/15 05:35 AM

Golly, Crystal...had to pull out my dad's building code books; I find 'BRACE' is the proper word for that even when it's supporting the main rafter to a load bearing wall it might be called a purlin but most 'Rough In' carpenters don't call it that!

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Sat 05/23/15 07:22 AM

LOL ... well, if you were bored ... haha.
Driving me up the wall, brace, bracket, purlin, strut ... my head is spinning. Good thing I'm not in construction, lol. I'd just call it an 'angled piece of wood' laugh

I'll stick to brace I spose.

Thanks for looking!

flowerforyou

2OLD2MESSAROUND

Sat 05/23/15 07:43 AM

Crystal stated >>>
LOL ... well, if you were bored ... haha.
Driving me up the wall, brace, bracket, purlin, strut ... my head is spinning. Good thing I'm not in construction, lol. I'd just call it an 'angled piece of wood' laugh

I'll stick to brace I spose.

Thanks for looking! flowerforyou

Well, at least his old books had blue print drawings/plans to look at so I could see what was different between an 'inside wall/load bearing/or exterior wall'...lots of detail wording there! LOL
No - not bored so much as reading/research distracts me from severe joint pain: weaning myself off of pain meds is tasking! :tongue:

Leigh2154

Sat 05/23/15 07:49 AM

I'm thinking it's called a bridge...Or a strut...Here is a list of building terms and definitions...http://www.cnbarns.com/Building%20Terms%20and%20Definitions.htm....What you up to now???...Your garden project looks awesome :thumbsup:

...Brilliant idea to paint the wall sunshine yellow!...Made me wish I still smoked! surprised

...What fun it would be to sit there and have a ciggy with you! smitten

motowndowntown

Sat 05/23/15 08:25 AM

I think the term you are looking for is called a "gusset" or "gusset beam", or "gusset brace".

Or a "buttress".

Edited by motowndowntown on Sat 05/23/15 08:29 AM

beachdog50

Sat 05/23/15 08:37 AM

I think the term you are looking for is called a "gusset" or "gusset beam", or "gusset brace".

Or a "buttress".

Ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves a winner!

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Sat 05/23/15 09:06 AM

Thank you, I think gusset brace it will be, haha.

@ Leigh, you don't wanna know what I'm up to, lol.
And yeah, sitting out there together with a drink and a smoke ... nice! But don't start smoking again!!

The yellow was what I had left over after doing 1 wall in my crystal room upstairs. So it's not proper outdoor wall paint. But didn't want to spend money on an old brick shed. I done the other side with aqua indoor wall paint, been on there for a good 2 years now, and it's still okay (knock on wood!).

It's bright, but a he|| of a lot better than the white with cement spatters all over it, haha. And I'm a colourful person, I :heart:

coloured walls.

Leigh2154

Sat 05/23/15 10:00 AM

coloured walls.

No worries about the smoking...Hardest habit I ever had to break! smokin

...I will never risk lighting one up again, but for me it was a social thing and I will always miss that part of it...What I do now when I'm sharing a drink with friends who smoke is bum one of their's to hold and pretend but never light laugh

...Sounds funny I know, but it works for me!! :wink:

no1phD

Sat 05/23/15 10:11 AM

the flying buttress.. a support arm..
.. brace.... crossmember... the list is endless.. depends on where you're from. a v brace W brace.... we just call it that thingy that holds all up..lmao

Leigh2154

Sat 05/23/15 10:30 AM

the flying buttress.. a support arm..
.. brace.... crossmember... the list is endless.. depends on where you're from. a v brace W brace.... we just call it that thingy that holds all up..lmao

Hahahaha...Kinda like underwire bras....Not that I would know! :angel:

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Sun 05/24/15 03:25 AM

the flying buttress.. a support arm..
.. brace.... crossmember... the list is endless.. depends on where you're from. a v brace W brace.... we just call it that thingy that holds all up..lmao

Lol ... a thingy that holds all up? Hahaha, tell me, do buildings under your care often collapse upon themselves?

Looking at the pile of rubble...
- Boss man No1: Okay just WHO the he|| ffed up here? Didn't I tell you to put the thingy that holds it all up in place?!

- Guilty bugger: yes, but, boss.. I put in the I beam..

- Boss man No1: Not the I beam, idiot, I said the thingy that holds it all up! Are you stupid or something?!

- Guilty bugger: Yes, but... the I beam does....

hold it all up, don't it?

Oh, what the heck do I know about construction... my garage is held up by a shoring jack in one corner... My ex wants it back noway

He can have his old microwave back, but not the shoring jack! pitchfork

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Sun 05/24/15 03:29 AM

the flying buttress.. a support arm..
.. brace.... crossmember... the list is endless.. depends on where you're from. a v brace W brace.... we just call it that thingy that holds all up..lmao

Hahahaha...Kinda like underwire bras....Not that I would know! :angel:

Oh, those darned things... Sometimes they break and I don't notice... the other day one end was poking through the fabric into my boob ... I was busy gardening, bent over all the time.. so pressing on that horribly sharp piece of steel. I didn't notice till I took it off to shower ohwell

Bras can be real torture devices

dcastelmissy

Sun 05/24/15 07:26 AM

I have heard these bracing structures called support beams or support trusses.

metalwing

Sun 05/24/15 07:39 AM

Gee, I am surprised I didn't get an email on this one.

The formal technical term in the US would be a "knee brace".

Buttress is not accurate and refers to something different.

I have found that some structural items in different countries have different names, so locally it may be called some other kind of brace, but it is still a brace.

A buttress, or a flying buttress, is a stiffening member that transfers horizontal forces into the foundation.

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Leigh2154

Sun 05/24/15 07:48 AM

A buttress, or a flying buttress, is a stiffening member that transfers horizontal forces into the foundation.

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I wondered how long it would take for you to show up!... winking

metalwing

Sun 05/24/15 08:55 AM

A buttress, or a flying buttress, is a stiffening member that transfers horizontal forces into the foundation.

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I wondered how long it would take for you to show up!... winking

I could say the same thing! :wink:

Leigh2154

Sun 05/24/15 08:57 AM

A buttress, or a flying buttress, is a stiffening member that transfers horizontal forces into the foundation.

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I wondered how long it would take for you to show up!... winking

I could say the same thing! :wink:

You just did... :wink:

no1phD

Sun 05/24/15 10:15 AM

the flying buttress.. a support arm..
.. brace.... crossmember... the list is endless.. depends on where you're from. a v brace W brace.... we just call it that thingy that holds all up..lmao

He can have his old microwave back, but not the shoring jack! pitchfork

.. you've been listening to my work conversations again haven't you?...lmao...... and you know what you can do with your jack..post....lmao.

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Sun 05/24/15 10:29 AM

the flying buttress.. a support arm..
.. brace.... crossmember... the list is endless.. depends on where you're from. a v brace W brace.... we just call it that thingy that holds all up..lmao

He can have his old microwave back, but not the shoring jack! pitchfork

.. you've been listening to my work conversations again haven't you?...lmao...... and you know what you can do with your jack..post....lmao.

Lol, Angels have eyes and ears everywhere! :angel:

But ... tell me what I can do with the jack ... post ... but please be a mite more specific than "Holdy up thingy" ... I don't fancy the garage collapsing upon my sky-clad body ...
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Edited by SparklingCrystal 💖💎 on Sun 05/24/15 10:33 AM

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