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Access

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Approach or way in

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Access Door

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Door which allows access to concealed space or equipment.

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Ag Line

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A perforated pipe (usually covered with a geotextile fabric) laid behind retaining walls and other areas to catch seeping stormwater.

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Air Brick

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Ventilation built into brickwork to provide ventilation through the wall.

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Allotment

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A building site

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Aluminium Oxide

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Synthetic abrasive made into stones, wheels or abrasive pater for sharpening tools.

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Ant Capping

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Termite barrier, which is a shield, usually of galvanised iron, placed over piers and dwarf walls to control the entry of termites.

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Apex

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The highest point of a gable.

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Arris

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A sharp corner formed by the join of two surfaces along a length of timber or brick.

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Backfill

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To fill the earth, any remaining space after placing concrete, brickwork, timber, pipes, etc. in an excavation.

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Barge Board

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The board covering the roof timbers on the gable or skillion end of a roof fixed parallel to the roof slope.

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Batt

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Any portion of a full brick.

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Bay Window

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A window of varying shapes, projecting outward from the wall of a building, forming a recess in a room.

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Bearer

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A sub-floor structural timber member, which supports the floor joists.

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Bed Joint

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Horizontal joint in brickwork.

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Benchmark (BM)

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A fixed point of reference, the elevation of which is known and referred to during levelling operations.

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Bevel

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An angle formed between two straight lines meeting at an angle other than 90 degrees.

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Bit

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An interchangeable cutting tool inserted into chuck of drilling machine.

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Bore

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Diameter of centre hole in circular saw blade.

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Brace

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A member, usually a diagonal, which resists lateral loads and/or movements of a structure.

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Building By-Laws

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Regulations by which local authorities control building construction. No new building work or alteration of existing structures may be carried out unless these regulations are observed.

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Building Trades

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All trades which have a part in the construction of a building (e.g. carpentry, masonry, painting, plumbing, electricity and heating).

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Cantilever

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A projecting beam supported at one end or a large bracket for supporting a balcony. Two bracket-like arms projecting toward each other from opposite pies or banks to form the span of a bridge making what is known as a cantilever bridge.

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Capping

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The uppermost part of the top of a piece of work.

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Capping Brick

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Bricks which are specially shaped for capping the exposed top of a wall.

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Cast

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To place some plastic material in a previously constructed form.

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Chalk Line

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Length of string thoroughly coated with chalk dust, used to strike a straight
guideline on a material. Line which is made with a chalking line.

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Civil Engineering Works

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Works comprising a structure other than a building and its associated site works such as a dam, bridge, road, etc. or an operation such as dredging, dewatering, soil stabilisation.

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Column

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Freestanding vertical load-bearing member.

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Course

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A single row or layer of bricks.

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Crazing

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Fine cracks that may occur on plastered rendered surface.

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Cross-Cutting

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Cutting timber across the grain.

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Curing

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Treatment of concrete or cement rendering to facilitate hardening.

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Dead Load

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A permanent, inert load on a building or other structure due to the weight of its structural members and the fixed loads they carry, which impose definite stresses and strains upon the structure.

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Dimension

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A measure of distance.

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36
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Door Jambs

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The two vertical members of a door frame.

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Door Leaves

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In wide openings, a door may be made up into two or more individual sections or ‘leaves’, which are hinged together.

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Dowel

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A wood or metal pin used to strengthen a joint by its insertion partly into each of the joined pieces.

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Elevation

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A geometrical drawing of a facade of a building.

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End Matching

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Milled tongue and groove on the ends of flooring boards.

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Excavation

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A hole made by removing earth.

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42
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Expansion Joint

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A joint in a building to permit thermal movement or creep.

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Expansion Strip

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A soft, resilient material used to fill the void provided for the expansion and contraction of any two adjacent substances.

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Flashing

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A strip of impervious material used to prevent the ingress of water between two surfaces.

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Flush Joint

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To place two adjacent surfaces together in the same plane. To form an invisible joint between two such surfaces, e.g. sheets of plasterboard.

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Footing

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The construction whereby the weight of the structure is transferred from the base structure to the foundation.

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Forms

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Prepared forms of timber or other material for the casting of concrete.

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Grading

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A classification of timber by strength required to perform a specific task.

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Ground Line

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The ground level or natural grade line.

50
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Handrail

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Railing which serves as a guard and which is intended to be grasped by the hand to serve as a support.

51
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Hardboard

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A timber sheet product manufactured of compressed wood fiber.

52
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Joinery

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Doors, windows, cupboards, manufactured in a joiner’s shop.

53
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Kerb

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An upstand. A raised edging to a pavement or path.

54
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Kiln Drying

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Controlled seasoning of timber by use of kilns.

55
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Knot

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Timber: Cross-section of branch in a sawn timber where it intersects with the main trunk. To paint, cover the knots in timber with a knotting preparation generally composed of shellac and methylated spirits.

56
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Line Of Sight

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The straight line projected from the telescope of a dumpy level.

57
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Lining

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Internal covering of walls of framed construction.

58
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Lintel

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Structural member or beam carrying loads over an opening.

59
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Masonry

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Brick, concrete, stone, artificial stone or terracotta laid in mortar.

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Master Keying

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A system by which all locks within a building are capable of being operated by one key. Often there are a series of sub-masters.

61
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Mastic

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A waterproof, adhesive, plastic compound.

62
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Matrix

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The mixture of sand and cement that binds together the aggregate of concrete.

63
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Milled

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Timber that has passed through a molding machine and is of a specific profile.

64
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Mitre

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Half angle of a joint.

65
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Mitre Saw

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A circular saw which can rotate on a swivel base for cutting timber at angles up to 45 degrees.

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Non-Load-Bearing Partition Or Non-Load-Bearing Wall

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One which supports no vertical load except that of its own weight and merely defines spaces.

67
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Off-Form Concrete

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Concrete which is formed by placing and stripping from formwork and has no other applied finish.

68
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Off-Site

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In another place of building.

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Outside Foundation Line

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A line which indicates the location of the outside of the
foundation wall for a new building.

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Overflashing

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The flashing which is built into the wall surface and sits over the upturned apron flashing.

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Overhang (Roof)

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The section of a roof extending over the external wall.

72
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Overloading

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Placing too heavy a load on a beam, column or floor.

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Pane

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Single piece of glass in a window or door.

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Pier

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A vertical member of a base structure.

75
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Pilot Hole

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A hole drilled to receive a nail or screw.

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Plaster

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Material of a mortar like consistency used for covering walls and ceilings of
buildings usually made of Portland cement mixed with sand and water.

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Plasterboard

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A rigid insulating board made of plastering material covered on both sides with heavy paper.

78
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Plastering

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Any calcareous compound, usually of gypsum plaster, Portland Cement or lime putty and sand, that has been applied to a surface in a plaster state and sets hard.

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Parapet

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A low wall to protect the edge of a roof, balcony or terrace. Many shops have a parapet at the front of the building for signage.

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Particle Board

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A flat floor sheeting of good dimensional stability made from wood flakes and synthetic resin / binder under heat and pressure. Can be produced with decorative elements for joinery work.

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Pelmet

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A built-in head to a window to conceal the curtain rod or to a sliding door to conceal the tracks. Usually made of wood.

82
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Perp

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A vertical joint in masonry construction.

83
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Pitch Roof

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The ratio of the height to span, usually measured in degrees.

84
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Picture Rail

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A wooden or plaster molding fixed to a wall at or above door height for
hanging pictures or for decorative purposes.

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Plywood

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Sheeting made from thin layers of veneer at right angles to each other and bonded together under heat and pressure. Can be used as flooring, wall sheeting, bracing and formwork.

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Portal Frame

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Joining the rafters of a roof and wall frame together by a rigid joint such as that providing by welding.

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Prefabricated Construction, Prefabrication

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The manufacture in a factory or whole or parts of building such as individual rooms, walls and roofs, in contrast with the conventional construction of a building piece on the site.

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Retaining Wall

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Any wall subjected to lateral pressure other than wind pressure and built to retain material.

89
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Return

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A term denoting that a feature has been continued at another angle.

90
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Reveal

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The thickness of wall from the wall face to the door or window frame. The remainder
of the thickness of wall is known as the ‘jamb’.

91
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Ripping

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Sawing timber in the direction of the grain.

92
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Roof Pitch

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The angle formed between a sloping roof surface and horizontal line.

93
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Sanding

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The smoothing down of visible timber or other surfaces with sandpaper.

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Sash

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The framework in a window into which the glass is fitted.

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Scaffolding

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A temporary structure specifically erected to support access platforms or working platforms.

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Scissor Truss

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A truss or strut with a sloping bottom chord to produce a raked ceiling at a cheaper cost than rafters.

97
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Scotia

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A concave molding.

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Seasoning

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The elimination of excess moisture from timber by air or kiln drying.

99
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Shoring

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The temporary or permanent support of an existing building, often due to demolition or of footing excavation to prevent collapse.

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Skew Nailing

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The driving of nails at an oblique angle often in different directions to improve the strength of a joint of fixing.

101
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Soldier Course

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A course of brickwork laid on its end.

102
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Span

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Face to face distance between points of support for loadbearing structural members.

103
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Splice Joint

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Joint used to extend timber in length.

104
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Sprocket A framing timber used in eaves construction.

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105
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Template

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A guide for forming work to be done.

106
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Trench

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In joinery, a groove. In drainage and plumbing, the excavation in which pipes are laid. In foundations, the excavation in which footings are placed.

107
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Trestle

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Steel or wood ladder structure used to support, planks to form a working platform.

108
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Trimmer

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A timber member fixed between joists or trusses to provide stiffening or to
support ceiling lining.

109
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U Bolt

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An iron bar bent into a U-shaped bolt with screw threads and nuts on each end.

110
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Underpinning

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The construction of new footings and walling under the footing of an existing structure which have failed or may fail.

111
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Vapor Barrier

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Impervious membrane providing a barrier against water vapor.

112
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Wind Brace

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A structural member, either a tie or a strut, used to resist lateral wind loads.

113
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Wind Load

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The estimated pressure of force exerted upon a structure by the wind, which must be provided for in the design of the structure.

114
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Winders

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Wedge-shaped treads in a staircase landing.

115
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Z-Purlin

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A metal purlin with a cross-section in the shape of the letter Z.

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