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Lumber

Timber after it has been sawed and split into planks or other smaller components that can be used as building material.

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dressed lumber

Building materials; Lumber

Wood which has one or more planed surfaces.

deflection

Building materials; Lumber

A downward vertical displacement due to a load.

bead board

Building materials; Lumber

A board having a half-round profile milled into one edge.

design span

Building materials; Lumber

Span used to calculate the strength and deflection of a member usually measured from center to center of the bearing surface at each support.

dimensional lumber

Building materials; Lumber

Lumber that is sawn and planed to standard sizes and lengths 2x4 through 2x12 across the grain by 8 to 24 feet in length.

double hung window

Building materials; Lumber

A window that has a top sash and bottom sash, both of which move up and down.

double pane window

Building materials; Lumber

Two panes of glass sealed at the edges to create dead air space. The sealed air acts as an insulator.

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