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Home Owners Building Terms
Home Owners Building Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brick lintel |
The metal angle iron that brick rests on, especially above a window, door, or other opening. |
| Brick mold |
Trim used around an exterior door jamb that siding butts to. |
| Brick tie |
A small, corrugated metal strip @ 1" X 6"- 8" long nailed to wall sheeting or studs. They are inserted into the grout mortar joint of the veneer brick, and holds the veneer wall to the sheeted wall behind it. |
| Brick veneer |
A vertical facing of brick laid against and fastened to sheathing of a framed wall or tile wall construction. |
| Bridging |
Small wood or metal members that are inserted in a diagonal position between the floor joists or rafters at mid-span for the purpose of bracing the joists/rafters and spreading the load. |
| Buck |
Often used in reference to rough frame opening members. Door bucks used in reference to metal door frame. See Window Bucks. |
| Builder's Risk Insurance |
Insurance coverage on a construction project during construction, including extended coverage that may be added for the contract for the customer's protections. |
| Building codes |
Community ordinances governing the manner in which a home may be constructed or modified. |
| Building insurance |
Insurance covering the structure of the building. |
| Building paper |
A general term for papers, felts, and similar sheet materials used in buildings without reference to their properties or uses. Generally comes in long rolls. |
| Built-up roof |
A roofing composed of three to five layers of asphalt felt laminated with coal tar, pitch, or asphalt. The top is finished with crushed slag or gravel. Generally used on flat or low-pitched roofs. |
| Bull nose (drywall) |
Rounded drywall corners. |
| Bundle |
A package of shingles. Normally, there are 3 bundles per square and 27 shingles per bundle. |
| Butt edge |
The lower edge of the shingle tabs. |
| Butt hinge |
The most common type. One leaf attaches to the door's edge, the other to its jamb. |
| Butt joint |
The junction where the ends of two timbers meet, and also where sheets of drywall meet on the 4 foot edge. To place materials end-to-end or end-to-edge without overlapping. |
| Buy down |
A subsidy (usually paid by a builder or developer) to reduce monthly payments on a mortgage. |
| By fold door |
Doors that are hinged in the middle for opening in a smaller area than standard swing doors. Often used for closet doors. |
| By pass doors |
Doors that slide by each other and commonly used as closet doors. |
