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Please note that the definitions contained on this website as terms that are commonly used, they are NOT intended to be referred to for technical purposes.
If you see any definitions that you do not agree with or you have a suggestion for a term we should add, please let us know. Continue to check in with us as we will keep adding pictures and definitions constantly.
Finally, these terms are only a few of the more commonly ones we have identified, there are literally hundreds more, however the majority you will never need to know – that is our job !
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Architrave |
Trim around the window and doors. |
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Balustrade |
The middle part of a barrier (stair or balcony railings) |
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Beveled Edges |
Decorative glass edging |
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Beveled Mirrors |
Angle on the edge on a piece of timber (generally) for ascetic purposes. |
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Boxed beams |
Beam that has been boxed in gib, plastered and painted. Can be an interesting feature to a ceiling, as well as helping resolve ceiling height issues. |
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Cavity Slider |
A door that is hidden into the cavity in the wall. |
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Cornice |
Generally decorative plastered mold where the ceiling meets the top of the wall - can be of various designs. |
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Fixtures & Fittings |
Generally referred to as the lights, taps, bath ware, showers, toilet – anything that is put into the shell of the building. |
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Gib Cove |
Plain gib pre-made mold – generally two sizes (50mm and 90 mm). paper finished and is glued where the top of the wall and the ceiling meet. |
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Hardware |
Typically such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, corners, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies. |
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Highlight Windows |
Windows that are placed just below the ceiling, helping increase natural light in a room. |
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Jamb |
The vertical piece timber structure of a door or window |
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Linings |
Wall board used to line the interior of the house. |
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Miter |
Hoining of two pieces of material (e.g. wood, marble, granite etc) at a 45 degree angle. |
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Opalescent Glass |
Generally this is referred to as opaque glass (often used for bathrooms that have privacy issues with neighbours, technically l believe it is glass where more than one color is present, being fused during the manufacture. |
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Pelmet |
A valance or sheild that hides the curtain rail. |
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Raking Ceiling |
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Scotia |
Plain timber fixed between the ceiling and wall lining. |
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Skirting |
Generally timber finishing’s around the bottom of the wall. |
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Square Stopped |
Plastered corner between the ceiling and wall linings (with no cornice, scotia or Gib Cove). |
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Suspended Ceiling |
Ceiling hung at a distance from the floor or roof above and not bearing on the walls. Generally used to conceal services, improve acoustics or as a design feature. |
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Wood sarking |
Generally referred to a wood that is nailed onto the rafters. Can be quite a spectacular feature in a room |
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