Chapter 16 - Product Knowledge Flashcards
Corner lot
A lot bounded with streets on two sides (intersecting).
Cul-de-sac lot
A lot located where a street is open at one end only and has a circular turnaround at the other end.
Dormer
A projection built out from the slope of a roof used to house windows on the upper floor and to provide additional light and ventilation.
Double-hung
Windows that open by sliding the bottom half of the window up or sliding the top half down.
Flag lot
A lot characterized by a long access road or driveway leading back to the main part of the lot.
Flat roofs
Roofs that are nearly flat and are constructed in layers of tar and gravel.
Gable
A roof design that peaks at the center ridge and extends downward on two opposite sides.
Gambrel roof
A curb roof, having a steep lower slope and a flatter one above, as seen in Dutch colonial architecture.
Hip roof
A roof that peaks at the center ridge and extends downward on four opposite sides.
Interior lot
A lot that is bounded on either side by another lot (lots in the middle of the block—not on the corner).
Key lot
A long skinny lot similar to the shaft of a key that is often bounded by as many as five or six lots (the term also refers to a lot that has added value because of its strategic location).
Mansard
Roofs that have shingles extending down over the top floor.
R-value
Refers to the effectiveness of insulation and is measured by its resistance to heat flow.
Single-hung
A window that has a lower sash that moves up and down.
T-intersection lot
An interior lot that suffers from its location at the end of a T-intersection (a street ends in front of the lot).
