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Products that can be applied without heating. These are in contrast to products which need to be heated to be applied.

The ductwork (and related grills) that carries room air back to the furnace for re-heating.

Internal splitting of a compound resulting from over-stressing of the compound.

Ethical standards of conduct for home inspectors. See also Standard of Practice.

A bituminous material, which is a by-product from the coking of coal. It is used as the waterproofing material for tar and gravel built-up roofing.

A viscous liquid mixture of hydrocarbon compounds, derived, along with coke, from the destructive distillation of coal.

An abbreviation for "Certificate of Occupancy."

An anchoring ring secured to the floor. The base of the toilet is secured to this ring with bolts.

Bolt whose head is fitted to a closet flange and protrudes up through a toilet base. A nut is tightened around it on the toilet base. Two (or four) bolts serve one toilet.

A curved fitting that connects the closet flange to the toilet drain.