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Any outdoor floor attached to a building.
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joint hanger
Construction; Decks
A pre-manufactured metal piece typically attached to a ledger or beam to support a joist. Joist hangers should be galvanized.
joists
Construction; Decks
A pre-manufactured metal piece typically attached to a ledger or beam to support a joist. Joist hangers should be galvanized.
ledger
Construction; Decks
A length of board, that is horizontally attached to the side of a house and holds up one edge of a deck.
linear feet
Construction; Decks
The total length of required lumber. For example, three 8-foot-long 2x4s and four 6-foot-long 2x4s both would be described as 24 linear feet of 2x4s.
live load
Construction; Decks
The amount of weight a deck is designed to support. Most deck designs call for a live load of 60 pounds per square foot.
low-voltage lighting
Construction; Decks
Commercially available lighting systems that use a transformer to reduce the needed electrical current.
nominal dimensions
Construction; Decks
The label given to a standard piece of lumber. For example, 2x4 is the name for a rough- cut piece of about 2x4 inches. It is then finished by planing and sometimes sanding it down to its actual ...
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