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Construction

The art, trade, or work of building.

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knotholes

Construction; Flooring

Voids produced by the dropping of knots from the wood in which they are originally embedded.

knot

Construction; Flooring

The portion of a branch or limb that has been surrounded by subsequent growth of the stem. The shape of the knot as it appears on a cut surface depends on the angle of the cut ...

kiln-dried

Construction; Flooring

Dried in a kiln with the use of artificial heat.

kiln

Construction; Flooring

A chamber having controlled air flow, temperature and relative humidity for drying lumber, veneer and other wood products.

kauri-butanol valve

Construction; Flooring

A measure of the solvent power of petroleum thinners, expressed as the number of milliliters of the product under test required to cause cloudiness or turbidity in 20 grams of a ...

joints

Construction; Flooring

The junction of precut surfaces butted together, such as tile or underlayment boards.

joist

Construction; Flooring

a.) A small timber to which the boards of a floor or the laths of a ceiling are nailed. Joists rest on the walls or on girders. b.) One of a series of parallel beams used to ...