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Home Inspection Terms that start with the letter B

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Back Nailing
Backer Rod
Backfill
Backflow
Backflow Preventer
Backhand
Backhoe
Backout
Backsplash
Balancing Damper
Balloon Framing
Balusters
Balustrade
Barge
Barge Board
Barometer
Barrel Roof
Base Flashing
Base Molding
Base Ply
Base Shoe
Baseboard
Baseboard Heat
Basement Window Inserts
Basket Strainer
Batt Insulation
Batten
Batten Plate
Batter Board
Batter Boards
Bay Window
Bead
Beam
Bearing Header
Bearing Partition
Bearing Point
Bearing Wall
Bed Molding
Bed or Bedding
Bedrock
Bell Reducer
Below Grade
Bent Glass
Bevel
Bevel Siding (or Lap Siding)
Bid
Bid Bond
Bid Documents
Bid Security
Bid Shopping
Bidding Requirements
Bifold Door
Binder
Bipass Doors
Bird’s-Mouth Cut
Bite
Bitumen
Blankets
Bleeding
Blind Nailing
Blind Stop
Blister
Block Out
Blocked (Door Blocking)
Blocked (Rafters)
Blocking
Blow Insulation
Blue Prints
Blue Stain
Blue Stake
Board and Batten
Board Foot
Boards
Bodied Linseed Oil
Boiled Linseed Oil
Bolster
Bond Breaker
Bond or Bonding
Bond Plaster
Bonding Strip (Electrical)
Boom
Boston Ridge
Bottom Chord
Bottom Plate
Bow
Box Cornice
Brace
Bracing
Brake Metal
Branch Circuit (Electrical)
Breaker Box
Breaker Panel
Breeze Way
Brick Ledge
Brick Lintel
Brick Mold
Brick Tie
Brick Veneer
Bridging
Broker
Browncoat
BTU
Bubbling
Buck
Buckling
Builder’s Risk Insurance
Building Brick
Building Code
Building Paper
Building Permit
Built-Up Beam (or Girder)
Built-Up Roof
Bull Nose (Drywall)
Bullfloat
Bundle
Bushing
Butt Glazing
Butt Joint
Butterfly Roof
Buttering
Butyl
Buy Down
BX Cable

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