Home improvement

Home improvement

Home improvement is the process of repairing existing fixtures or making additions to a residential piece of land.

Industry: Real estate

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floatball

Real estate; Home improvement

The floatball is a ball that is inside the toilet tank that prevents the tank from overflowing. When the water level rises, the floatball rises which shuts off the water supply.

flush lever

Real estate; Home improvement

The flush lever is the part on the outside of the toilet tank that you push to cause the toilet to flush.

flush lever rod

Real estate; Home improvement

The flush lever rod connects the flush lever and controls the flapper valve or tankball.

flush valve

Real estate; Home improvement

The flush valve is the controlling mechanism for the flush lever on a toilet tank.

flux paste

Real estate; Home improvement

The soldering paste used to sweat copper pipes.

focal point

Real estate; Home improvement

This is the point of visual reference to which the eye always returns—a “home base.

furring strips

Real estate; Home improvement

Furring strips are narrow strips of wood used to raise the surface, level the surface, or otherwise smooth out a rough surface to prepare it for paneling.