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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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Lumber

glulam

Building materials; Lumber

Structural glued laminated timber. An engineered timber, used as load carrying structural framing for roofs and other structural portions of buildings.

grade

Building materials; Lumber

Ground level, or the elevation at any given point.

grain

Building materials; Lumber

The direction of fibers in lumber or other materials.

green lumber

Building materials; Lumber

Lumber with a moisture content over 19%.

grout

Building materials; Lumber

Thin mortar that fills the joints between tiles or other masonry.

hardboard

Building materials; Lumber

A manufactured building material made by pressing wood fibers into sheet goods.

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