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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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base shoe
Building materials; Lumber
Molding placed at the corner between the base molding and floor. Usually used when a wood finish floor is installed.
batt
Building materials; Lumber
A section of fiber-glass or rock-wool insulation measuring 15 or 23 inches wide by four to eight feet long.
beam pocket
Building materials; Lumber
Notch or opening at the top of a bearing wall or supporting column that secures and bears the weight of a beam.
bearing wall
Building materials; Lumber
An interior or exterior wall that helps support the roof or the floor joists above.
Sub-categories
- 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)