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Rough sills

Scope note

Horizontal members laid across the bottom of an unfinished opening to act as a base during construction of window frames or door frames. For the horizontal members that rest on the foundation at the bottom of a wood structure, use "sill plates."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30001864

Term used for

sills, rough

Equivalent Terms used

rough sill

Created

12yrs ago

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