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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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air space
Building materials; Lumber
The area between insulation facing and interior of exterior wall coverings. For best results, manufacturers recommend filling this space with insulation and allowing at least 3/4" ...
annual ring
Building materials; Lumber
The rings that are generated each year as a tree grows. The age of the tree can be determined by counting the growth rings. The size of the rings can also indicate what type of ...
compression web
Building materials; Lumber
A member of a truss which connects the bottom and top chords and provides downward support.
conifer
Building materials; Lumber
Conifer species are trees or shrubs of the evergreen variety that bear cones. An example would be the pine.
coniferous forests
Building materials; Lumber
Forests comprised of mostly cone bearing trees such as pine forests.
convection
Building materials; Lumber
Currents created by heating air, which then rises and pulls cooler air behind it.
coping
Building materials; Lumber
A cap at the top of a wall that's rounded or beveled to shed water. Also, a curved cut made so that one contoured molding can join neatly with another.
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- Brackets (31)
- Bricks (638)
- Cement (381)
- Concrete (2341)
- Finishing building materials (84)
- Lintel (25)
- Lumber (7432)
- Pipework and drainage (59)
- Sanitary ware (0)
- Stone (3339)
- Tiles (1692)
- Wire (328)
- Wood flooring (1493)