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A mortgage with identical monthly payments over the life of the loan.

A tool used to check for level.

Term use to describe any horizontal surface whereby all sides are at the same elevation.

Nominal 1 inch-thick boards applied into notched studs diagonally.

A strip of lumber nailed along the bottom of the side of a girder on which joists rest.

The sloping roof of a building addition, having its rafters or supports pitched against and supported by the adjoining wall of a building.

See Downspout.

Lead is a highly toxic metal that was used for many years in products found in and around our homes. Lead may cause a range of health effects, from behavioral problems and learning disabilities, to seizures and death. Children 6…

A malleable metal once extensively used for flashings.

A method used to treat/dispose of sewage in rural areas not accessible to a municipal sewer system. Sewage is permitted to be filtered and eventually discharged into a section of the lot called a leech field.