House Parts You Didn't Know Had a Name
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A board attached to the edge of a gable roof. In house styles such as Gothic Revival and Tudor, bargeboards often bear intricate carvings or colorful painted details. Also called vergeboard or gableboard. READ: American House Styles (This Old House)
The groove cut into the underside of a windowsill that prevents rainwater from reaching the wall. READ: If These Walls Could Talk: An Early-American Cape (This Old House)
A series of windows placed high in a wall. (This Old House)
A second, small, pointed roof that diverts rainwater around something, such as a chimney, that projects out of a primary roof. (This Old House)
The weathering on exposed bricks or stones that looks white and powdery. It appears when natural salts in the materials leach out and crystallize. (This Old House)