Scantling (Noun)
Meaning
An upright in house framing.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The builder installed the scantling as the vertical support between the top and bottom plates of the wall frame.
- To provide additional support, the engineer specified a larger scantling in the load-bearing walls of the house.
- During the inspection, the contractor noticed a damaged scantling that needed to be replaced before the drywall installation.
- The small scantling was used as the window stud in the hallway section of the house frame.
- Before hanging the doors, the carpenter had to locate and plumb the adjacent scantlings in the wall frame.