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Sash Window

See also: Windows.

Shell-keep

The circular or oval wall surrounding inner portion of castle.

Shop

A ¹/₁₂ scale model shop built by Roy Louis. An excellent way to collect lots of different furniture from different periods and display it in one setting. Click here for more photographs and details.

Sill

• In a wood-frame house, the sill is a wooden member that rests on top of the foundation (and, per today's building codes, is anchored to it by bolts). In post-and-beam construction, the bottom ends of posts rest on the sill; in a balloon frame, the bottom ends of studs and the ends of floor joists; in a platform frame, the ends of floor joists only.
• The fixed horizontal member of a window frame, below the sash, is also called a sill.

Slate

Soffit

The underside of an arch or opening.

Solar

Upper living room of medieval house or castle; often over the hall.

Stairs

Step Ladders

See also: Ladders.

Straw

See: Thatch.

Stretcher Bond

See also: Bricks.

Studding

In houses constructed of wood, studs are the vertical structural members in the walls. The studs transmit vertical forces (loads) from the roof and/or floor above to, ultimately, the foundation of the house. The studs also provide something to which to attach the exterior wall sheathing and interior wall finish (e.g., lath and plaster or sheetrock).

Sun Dial

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