Timber Frame Window Jamb Detail

Fix the window through the frame where possible using unobstructive locations.

Timber frame window jamb detail.

With our wide range of experience and knowledge ijm are happy to design and build any timber products you may desire. We provide up to date information about our doors windows and staircases in cad format so you can insert them into project plans without having to spend valuable time detailing the products themselves. Timber boarding on timber frame 1 9. Window head cill and jamb detail this detail shows the opening in the external wall in which a window is fitted.

Jambs jambs are the main vertical parts forming the sides of a window frame. Step 4 sealing the window to prevent air infiltration between the window and the adjacent wall the gap should be sealed this can be done using an expanding foam seal. Render on timber frame 2. The timber frame wall consists of timber stud framework with insulation between each stud which is sheeted with either plywood or oriented strand board osb.

The jamb detail shown in figure 8 3 will protect the window opening from water seepage from the side. It is comprised of the head jamb and sill. Tile hanging off timber frame 1 8. The fixings must be at the same point as the spacer to ensure the frame does not become distorted.

Parapet detail joists parallel details in section 4. Leaving cert construction studies drawing detail of a window jamb drawn to a scale of 1 5. Tank stand and walkway. In some cases it may be necessary to terminate the plywood panel at the jamb over the center of a stud so the adjoining plywood panel above and below the window can be nailed into the same stud.

Timber frame with confidence. 3 06 timber frame timber flat roof 3 07 timber frame timber flat roof with parapet 3 08 timber frame lintel at window head 3 09 timber frame windows and doors jambs and cills specification within an example should 3 10 timber frame ground bearing floor insulation above slab. Head the head is the main horizontal part forming the top of the window frame.