Spandrel - the part of a porch facade that reflects the balustrade.
Transom - a small window just above a door.
Architrave - originally a simple, flat, structural lintel spanning an opening in a wall, it is the lowest part of the classical entablature. Subsequently a term used to describe any moulded door or window frame.
Nosing - the rounded fore-edge of a stair tread.
Lintel - a horizontal supporting crosspiece over an opening
Entablature - the area above an entryway in which the transom is contained.
Yoke - the top horizontal board of a window frame.
Sill - a horizontal piece forming the bottom frame of a window or door opening.
Quoin - a stone or block reinforcing or accenting the corners of a building..
Uncarved - not all our products need detailing and our saws can produce sawn six sided stones for you or your masons to work.
Ashlar - the practice of laying stone in smooth cut - or dressed - blocks in regular courses, seperated by only the thinnest of joints. Originated by the ancient Egyptians and adopted as an important element of classical architecture.
Raking Cornice - the sloping moldings of a pediment.
Rough Sill - the bottom rail of a window rough opening.
Yard – a unit of measure equivalent to three feet, At Stanleys we don’t mind what dimensions you give us, With a modern computer system you will always be able to get exactly what you ask for. |
