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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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veneer

Building materials; Lumber

A thin sheet of wood cut from a log.

waferboard

Building materials; Lumber

Structural panels of compressed wafer bonded with resin under heat and pressure in a press. The wafers, of flakes are either randomly or directionally oriented.

top chord

Building materials; Lumber

The upper or top member of a truss.

top plate

Building materials; Lumber

The topmost horizontal element of a stud frame wall.

treads

Building materials; Lumber

The level part of a staircase.

treated lumber

Building materials; Lumber

A chemical treatment applied to dimensional lumber to prevent rot or decay.

trimmers

Building materials; Lumber

Studs at either side of a door, window, or other opening that are used to support the header.

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