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Home improvement

Home improvement is the process of repairing existing fixtures or making additions to a residential piece of land.

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Home improvement

soffit

Real estate; Home improvement

The flat boards under a roof's overhang.

soldered (sweat) fittings

Real estate; Home improvement

Pipefittings that have been soldered to seal the connection.

spade bit

Real estate; Home improvement

Spade bit is an inexpensive wood-boring instrument that looks like a paddle with a triangular point on the end.

spalling

Real estate; Home improvement

Spalling is when chips and chunks break off a surface, such as concrete, usually caused by weathering.

spauled

Real estate; Home improvement

Brick that has popped out of the wall

spline

Real estate; Home improvement

1. Rubber or neoprene cording that holds screening material in a window or door frame. 2. Ribbon-like finishing piece that holds in sheets of cane on furniture.

splining tool

Real estate; Home improvement

Looks like a pastry cutter with a convex roller on one end and a concave roller on the other end. Use this to push spline into the grooves around a window or door frame.

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