ledger strip
Isaac Kremer/ January 14, 2018/ / 0 comments
A horizontal strip attached to girders or studs to carry floor joists. Ledger strip, ledger, and ledger board are usually used to describe strips attached to girders; whereas ribbon strip, ribbon board, and bearer are most often used to describe strips attached to studding. Photo from Greensboro, North Carolina, 2018. (Phillips, 1994)
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