Can't Strip to Crown Molding
A triangular-shaped piece of lumber used at the junction of a flat deck and a wall to prevent cracking of the roofing which is applied over it. Molding of various widths and thicknesses used to trim door and window openings at the jambs. Fissures ... [... more]
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Dado to Ducts
Disintegration of wood or other substance through the action of fungi. An enamel with a high degree of resistance to mechanical wear, designed for use on such surfaces as porch floors. The mass of substance in a unit volume. When expressed in the ... [... more]
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Eaves to Furring
The margin or lower part of a roof projecting over the wall. A bituminous fiber strip used to separate blocks or units of Concrete to prevent cracking due to expansion as a result of temperature changes. Also used on concrete slabs. A flat board, ... [... more]
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Header to Interior Finish
The inner or outer floor of a fireplace, usually made of brick, tile, or stone. The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides of a roof. A roof that rises by inclined planes from all four sides of a building. A device designed to ... [... more]
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Natural Finish to Outrigger
A transparent finish which does not seriously alter the original color or grain of the natural wood. Natural finishes are usually provided by sealers, oils, varnishes, water-repellent preservatives, and other similar materials. A post to which ... [... more]
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Saddle to Suspended Ceiling
Two sloping surfaces meeting in a horizontal ridge, used between the back side of a chimney, or other vertical surface, and a sloping roof. The outer zone of wood, next to the bark. In the living tree it contains some living cells (the heartwood ... [... more]
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Tail Beam to Turpentine
A relatively short beam or joist supported in a wall on one end and by a header at the other. Insects that superficially resemble ants in size, general appearance, and habit of living in colonies; hence, they are frequently called "white ants." [... more]
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Undercoat to Wood Rays
A coating applied prior to the finishing or top coats of a paint job. It may be the first of two or the second of three coats. In some usage of the word, it may become synonymous with priming coat. A material placed under finish coverings, such ... [... more]
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Air-Dried Lumber to Attic Ventilators
Lumber that has been piled in yards or sheds for any length of time. For the United States as a whole, the minimum moisture content of thoroughly air-dried lumber is 12 to 15 percent and the average is somewhat higher. In the South, air-dried ... [... more]
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Backhand to Butt Joint
Usually small vertical members in a railing used between a top rail and the stair treads or a bottom rail. A decorative board covering the projecting rafter (fly rafter) of the gable end. At the cornice, this member is a facia board. A board ... [... more]
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Gable to Gypsum
In house construction, the portion of the roof above the eave line A finishing material made of varnish and sufficient pigments to provide opacity and color, but little or no pigment of low opacity. Such an enamel forms a hard coating with ... [... more]
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Jack Rafter to Lumber Types
A rafter that spans the distance from the wall-plate to a hip, or from a valley to a ridge. The side and head lining of a doorway, window, or other opening. The space between the adjacent surfaces of two members or components joined and held ... [... more]
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