Building materials

Building materials

Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.

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engineered wood

Building materials; Lumber

Lamination technology allows the bonding or gluing of individual, thin sections of wood together to form long straight lengths of lumber commonly called engineered wood products.

expansion joint

Building materials; Lumber

Flexible material between two surfaces that enables joints to ride out differing rates of expansion and contraction.

end grain

Building materials; Lumber

The surface of wood exposed after cutting across the fibers.

drying in

Building materials; Lumber

The process of making new construction weather-tight.

drywall

Building materials; Lumber

A basic interior building material consisting of big sheets of pressed gypsum faced with heavy paper on both sides.

earlywood

Building materials; Lumber

The early part of a growth ring, consisting of pale inner wood with thin walls, formed in the spring and early summer. Also known as springwood.

eight quarters

Building materials; Lumber

The thickness of a board "in the rough" is defined in quarter inches. Four quarters (4/4) is actually 1” thick. Five quarters (5/4) is 1-1/4" thick etc. Therefore, an eight ...