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Wall plate

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006507

A horizontal timber or steel member placed on top of a wall to provide a continuous bearing surface for the ends of joists or rafters. It distributes the load from the roof or floor structure evenly across the wall below. Wall plates are typically anchored to the wall to resist uplift forces.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006507
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectConstruction
TranslationsGerman: Wandplatte; Spanish: durmiente; French: sablière
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006507",
  "term": "Wall plate",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A horizontal timber or steel member placed on top of a wall to provide a continuous bearing surface for the ends of joists or rafters. It distributes the load from the roof or floor structure evenly across the wall below. Wall plates are typically anchored to the wall to resist uplift forces.",
  "subject": "Construction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Wandplatte",
    "es": "durmiente",
    "fr": "sablière"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/wall-plate/"
}

Record 7,108 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.