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   SgianDubh | Mar 07, 2003 07:36am | #1

   Pediment. Slainte, RJ.

   Website    The poster formerly known as RichardJ-- now Sgian Dubh-- again.

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   RickS | Mar 07, 2003 07:37am | #2

   I think possibly it could be called the cornice.

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   bloodclot | Mar 07, 2003 07:50am | #3

   well i thought there was term for the whole unit....such as a stool and apron make a sill....... the pediment mounts on top of the crosshead, not sure if cornice is correct.

   this is driving me nuts thanks for the input guys

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   ESPEE | Mar 07, 2003 08:30am | #4

   My it be called a lintel,  this could be what you are looking for?

   Tony

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   riverr1 | Mar 08, 2003 12:23pm | #5

   I'm not sure I follow you. The door casing is in and the header is over the door and part of the framing. The molding that covers the gap between the the door and headerplasterdrywall is door molding. If you are triming in the door with flat stock, the flat stock is sometimes trimed out with an ell molding which is nothing more then a rabbited 1x with a round over edge where it laps the flat stock. All this is available at any typical lumber yard.

   It's your term crown that throwing me anyway. Crown is usually molding that is used to trim walls and ceilings(since this is not about furniture). Crown, meaning as I learned it, a molding that is either more on the wall or ceiling then the opposing wall or ceiling. If the coverage on the wall and ceiling are the same, then it's a cove molding(cove as in trim technique as opposed to a cutter or molding shapestyle).

   Now if you're referring to a build up of molding over a door, which is typical more to exterior doors then interior, the Richard named it with pediment. But this isn't tipically something I've seen made up of a single piece of molding. I'm also well aware that what I have, and have not seen doesn't mean too much! 8^)

   Don

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   wrick2003 | Mar 08, 2003 10:38pm | #6

   a traditional " cabinet head" style casing includes the following components, in their order of installation:

   plinth blocks

   casing legs

   the header which consists of the cockbead , fascia, and the crown.

   we like to install all of our plinths and casings first,  and then make all the cabinet heads at the bench, and shoot them on assembled, just like the oldtimers did.

   rg

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   djpp | Mar 09, 2003 05:04am | #7

   hey bubba

   According to J. Stewart Stiens Constructuion Glossary (copyright 1980) the piece I think you are referring to is simply called a cap. As defined; the upper member of a column, pilaster, door cornice, molding or the like.

   A common way to trim a door head, from the top down would be; cap, crown,casing and then bead . The entire assembly is referred to as a cornice(horizontal molding that may be a combination of several shaped pieces.)

   Of course there are many variations of design as well as methods of assembly. Hope this answers some questions.

                  respectfully, David J. Peschio