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Real estate

Of or pertaining to property of land and the buildings on it. This also includes any minerals, crops, or any other natural resource. The business of real estate is the buying, selling, or renting property.

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paper scraper

Real estate; Home improvement

This nifty gadget can scrape and perforate wallpaper applied on drywall. It has a round, knoblike handle attached to a scraping blade that cuts the paper. Solvents or steam can ...

parting strip

Real estate; Home improvement

A piece of wood that separates the tracks of the upper and lower sash of a window.

pattern repeat

Real estate; Home improvement

The repeat is the vertical distance between one point on the pattern and where the identical point appears again vertically.

peel-and-stick drywall patch kit

Real estate; Home improvement

A patch that is used to cover the gap in a hole in drywall. The solid patch has an adhesive background that sticks to the wall surrounding the hole.

permanent furnace filter

Real estate; Home improvement

A permanent furnace filter is a washable filter used to block debris from entering the furnace.

pilot hole

Real estate; Home improvement

A pilot hole is a starter hole made by drilling. Using pilot holes prevents the screw or nails from causing damage to the wall.

plaster washer

Real estate; Home improvement

A plaster washer is a thin metal disk that increases the size of the head of a drywall screw so that it doesn’t pull through the plaster.

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