Architecture Terms – J

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Brown door with a gold door jamb
Photo by Andrey K, via Unsplash
Jam (Door or Window)

The vertical (can be horizontal for a window) portion of the frame that allows a door to be secured.

Jerkinhead
Jerkinhead

A sloping or hipped end of a roof that cuts off a gable.

Two story building next to a shore
Photo by Anıl Mustafa Özdemir, via Pexels
Jetty

A projecting part of a building, as the upper story of a timber house.