Vocabulary 71-80

Question 1

Jamb

Answer 1

Vertical side of a door or window frame.

Question 2

Joint compound

Answer 2

A pasty compound for embedding joint tape, filling indentations and finishing joints in GWB surface.

Question 3

Joist

Answer 3

Any if a series of small, parallel beams for supporting floors, ceilings or flat roofs.

Question 4

Landing

Answer 4

A platform between flights of stairs or the floor at the bottom or top of a flight of stairs.

Question 5

Lintel

Answer 5

A beam that Carrie’s the load of a wall across a window or door opening.

Question 6

Lumber

Answer 6

Lengths of squared softwood for use in construction, from 2 to 4 in. thick and 2 in. or more wide.

Question 7

Membrane

Answer 7

A sheet material that is impervious to water and water vapour.

Question 8

Mullion

Answer 8

A vertical member between panes of windows.

Question 9

Oriented Strand Board

Answer 9

Aka OSB, a nonveneered wood panel product commonly used for sheeting and sub flooring made by bonding layers of long, thin wood strands under heat and pressure using a waterproof adhesive.

Question 10

Paint

Answer 10

A mixture of solid pigment suspended in a liquid vehicle and applied as a thin, opaque coating to a surface.