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Carpentry

Of or relating to the art of making objects, buildings or furniture out of wood.

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Carpentry

plinth

Construction; Carpentry

A platform base supporting a column or pilaster.

plot plan

Construction; Carpentry

A view looking down on a building site from above, showing distances from the building to property lines. Also called site plan.

platform framing

Construction; Carpentry

Building contruction using framing having floor joists of each story resting on the top plates of the story below, and bearing walls resting on the subfloor of each story.

plaster

Construction; Carpentry

A wall covering substance composed of a mix of lime, sand and cement.

plat

Construction; Carpentry

Map, chart or plan of a town city section orsubdivision showing the individual properties placement and boundaries.

plancier

Construction; Carpentry

The horizontal underside of a cornice or eave.

plan

Construction; Carpentry

A drawing depicting any one of the floors or horizontal cross sections of a building; also the horizontal plane of any area or object.

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