Home > Industry/Domain > Construction
Construction
The art, trade, or work of building.
26Categories 69215Terms
Add a new termContributors in Construction
Construction > Home remodeling 
wall plates
Construction; Home remodeling
Also known as faceplates or covers. A flat metal, plastic or wooden piece that covers the openings in the wall made by receptacles and switches.
v-type weather strip
Construction; Home remodeling
Once the door is closed, the open ends of the V shape close together, with one end of the V touching the door and the other adhered to the door. Forms an airtight seal.
verge
Construction; Home remodeling
The edge of tiles, slatesor shingles, projecting over the gable of a roof.
vinyl gasket weather strip
Construction; Home remodeling
Weather stripping that cushions as it seals. Can be used in places with warping or irregularities.
venetian window
Construction; Home remodeling
A window with one largefixed central pane and smaller panes at each side.
vapor barrier
Construction; Home remodeling
Material such as paper,metal or paint which is used to prevent vapor from passing from rooms into theoutside walls.
Sub-categories
- Architecture (4623)
- Bridge (7701)
- Building/real property (1448)
- Carpentry (8344)
- Decks (897)
- Demolition/excavation (41)
- Driveway (191)
- Drywall (424)
- Fengshui (157)
- Flooring (2389)
- Framing (3039)
- Green building (1008)
- Heavy & civil (7821)
- Home remodeling (2592)
- Industrial (148)
- Lighting (416)
- Masonry (323)
- Plumbing (2987)
- Roads (1397)
- Roofing (1920)
- Seismic safety (5173)
- Siding (765)
- Skyscrapers (311)
- Surveying (1615)
- Trenchless construction (1067)
- Windows (6163)