flared post

flared post

flared post

A heavy post, often located at the corners of a timber-framed house, that has a flare at its upper end to provide a larger area for supporting the load imposed on it from above; occasionally located at the middle of a wall to provide additional support for a massive summerbeam. (See illustration p. 414.)

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