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Construction

The art, trade, or work of building.

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slab

Construction; Home remodeling

Concrete floor placeddirectly on earth or a gravel base and usually about four inches thick.

self-tapping concrete screw

Construction; Home remodeling

These are hardened steel screws designed to cut threads in pre-drilled holes. The head styles come in Phillips, flat or hex-washer. Typically used in poured concrete, concrete ...

single-pole switch

Construction; Home remodeling

Controls power to lights and devices by turning off the hot side of the circuit. Mounted in an electrical box. Has two brass terminal screws. Controls current from one circuit ...

sill plate

Construction; Home remodeling

The lowest member of thehouse framing resting on top of the foundation wall. Also called the mudsill.

siding nail

Construction; Home remodeling

Used for applying residential wood lap siding to plywood or fiberboard sheathing.

shiplap

Construction; Home remodeling

Siding Boards of specialdesign nailed horizontally to vertical studs with or without interveningsheathing to form the exposed surface of outside walls of framebuildings.