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Lumber

Timber after it has been sawed and split into planks or other smaller components that can be used as building material.

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fire blocking

Building materials; Lumber

Short horizontal members sometimes nailed between studs, usually about halfway up a wall.

fire brick

Building materials; Lumber

Brick made of refactory ceramic material which will resist high temperatures. Used in a fireplace.

fire wall

Building materials; Lumber

A wall that has been designed to resist the spread of fire. Fire walls in homes are typically required between the garage and living space. Fire walls are usually rated by the hours they are designed ...

flashing

Building materials; Lumber

Metal or composition strips used to seal junctions beween roofing and outer surfaces, or in the valleys between different slopes.

flitch beam

Building materials; Lumber

A structural beam comprised of layers of laminate to form a wider, more solid beam.

floating

Building materials; Lumber

The next to last stage in concrete work, when you smooth off the job and bring water to the surface.

floor joist

Building materials; Lumber

One of a series of parallel framing members used to support floor loads and supported in turn by larger beams, girders, bearing walls or foundation.

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