furring strip

British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: furring.  a strip of wood or metal fixed to a wall, floor, or ceiling to provide a surface for the fixing of plasterboard, floorboards, etc

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Example Sentences

The shocking thing is that the flue gases had escaped from the chimney and could have set the wood framing near the chimney and the wood furring strips on fire.

From Washington Post

If flue gases had escaped from the chimney, they could have set the wood framing near the chimney and the wood furring strips on fire.

From Seattle Times

You’d have to cut back any existing furring strips that are on the concrete block so the wide strips of plywood would fit tightly against the concrete block.

From Washington Post

Place them on 1×2 furring strips so that the bottom rails will be flush with the storage openings, and clamp them back together.

From Time

His only regret involves the floorboards, which are installed on furring strips.

From New York Times