wooden beams
Heavy ceiling supports
Wooden beams are long, thick pieces of timber used as structural supports in construction.
They span openings, bear weight, and form the skeleton of floors, ceilings, and roofs.
Exposed wooden beams are often left visible as architectural features: The farmhouse had original wooden beams in the kitchen.
The phrase typically refers to substantial load-bearing members rather than decorative trim.
- raftersSloped roof beams
- headersTop-of-page identifiers
- timber framingConstruction using joined heavy wood
- timber frameWooden structural skeleton
- joistsHorizontal building beams
lintels · carpentry · hewn · rough hewn · grain · knots · chamfered · mortise and tenon · sills · seasoning · purlins · hardwood · old growth · traditional craftsmanship · woodworking · trusses · adze · barns
- Japanese Architecturestorehouse, shoji, shoji screens, tatami, tatami room
- Sahel architectureadobe, banco, flat roofs, adobe walls, thick walls
- rustic decorlog furniture, barnwood, barn doors, farmhouse sink, antlers
- ancient engineeringarches, aqueducts, bridges, masonry, foundations
- Asian homestatami mats, shoji, tatami room, sliding doors, futon
- Globe Theatrestage, balcony, pit, yard, gallery
wooden beamssteel girders
Structural support beams
steel beams · iron beams · concrete beams · reinforced concrete · I-beams
wooden beamssteel skeleton