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Roofing material, composed of fiber and satin rated with asphalt that is supplied in 36-inch wide rolls with 108 square feet of material. Weights are generally 45 to 90 pounds per roll.

When referring to drywall, this means to install drywall to the walls and ceilings (with nails and screws), and before taping is performed.

An aggregate mixture of sand and stone.

Each of the vertical boards closing the spaces between the treads of stairways.

In stairs, the vertical height of a step or flight of stairs.

This conduit resembles plumbing pipe, protecting wires from damage.

Horizontal support at the ridge of a roof to which opposing rafters are attached.

The end cut on a rafter that fits to the ridgeboard.

The board placed on edge at the ridge of the roof into which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened.

The horizontal line at the junction of the top edges of two sloping roof surfaces.