A non-bearing wall built on a concrete floor. It is constructed so that the bottom two horizontal plates can compress or pull apart if the concrete floor moves up or down. Normally built on basements and garage slabs.
The next-to-last stage in concrete work, when it is smoothed and water is brought to the surface by using a hand float or bull float.
Glass formed on a bath of molten tin. The surface in contact with the tin is known as the tin surface or tin side. The top surface is known as the atmosphere surface or air side.
Conduit similar to armored cable in appearance but does not have the pre-inserted conductors.
A flexible pipe or tube usually made of braided stainless steel. Commonly used with widespread or Roman tub faucets to provide variable centers.
By using a point system, builders can show compliance with energy building requirements by using average figures for all air conditioning units in the same sub division.
Common word for concrete floors, driveways, basements, and sidewalks.
A seam at the junction of sheet metal roof components that has been bent at the plane of the roof.
An interior paint that contains a high proportion of pigment and dries to a flat or lusterless finish.
Thin wood strips installed over the butt seam of cabinet skins.