| A material derived from coal tar and widely used a solvent; also used for cleaning after painting and other finishing operations; a very powerful aromatic solvent for many materials, its use is restricted because of its toxicity and because it is a fire hazard; often confused with Benzine due to similarity in pronunciation; also called Benzol.
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| A highly flammable petroleum product used by painters as thinning solvent and diluent; also used in dyeing and as a cleansing agent; also called Varnish Makers and Painters Naphtha (VM&P).
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| See Benzene.
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| A small artificial ridge of soil at the top of an earth bank to prevent water drainage onto the bank.
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| In a stream of liquid the sum of elevation head, pressure head, and velocity remains constant along any line of flow provided no work is done by or upon the liquid in the course of its flow and decreases in proportion to energy lost in flow.
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| An inorganic material of exceptionally high thermal conductivity which is toxic in the powder form; BeO; also called Berylla).
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| Custom-made.
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| A board used in framing roof or stairway to lay out bevels; also called Pitch Board.
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| Meshing gears on intersecting axes.
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| The angle of the lock edge in relation to the face of the lock stile; standard bevel is 1/8 inch in 2 inches (3.2 mm in 50.8 mm).
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| A type of finish siding used on the exterior of a house; usually manufactured by resawing a dry, squared, surfaced board diagonally to produce two wedge- shaped pieces; also called Lap Siding.
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| 1. A slanted surface; an end or edge cut at an angle other than a right angle. 2. A type of edge preparation on metal where welding is to take place.
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| An angle in concrete or inclination of any line in concrete or concrete surface that joins another.
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| The factory edge of gypsum board that has been angled to form a vee grooved joint when two pieces are placed together.
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| A type of chamfering.
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| 1. A sloping surface on a cutting tool, as on a chisel. 2. A frame around something like a glazed opening or a built-in appliance.
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| A hinge that has the seal of approval of the Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association.
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| Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association.
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| Brick Institute of America.
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| Brick Institute of America; formerly Structural Clay Products Institute.
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| See Hose Bibb.
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| See Hose Bibb.
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| A stationary bicycle used for health and fitness purposes in gyms or health clubs.
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| A bond, secured by a bidder, which guarantees that the bidder selected by the owner will accept the project, or the owner will have the project for the bid price as noted in the accepted bid.
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| See Bid Time.
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| The group of documents issued to general contractors who are bidding a construction project, consisting of the bidding requirements and the contract documents; also called the Bidding Documents.
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| Collusion; a fraudulent practice involving secret agreements between or among competing contractors or owners agents to control the outcome of a bidding procre.
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| A procre wherein a general contractor contacts subcontractors in an attempt to receive lower subcontractor prices after having been awarded the contract for the project; considered unethical by the building industry.
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| The date and time designated by the architect and owner for the receiving of bid proposals; also called Bid Date.
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| An offer to perform; an offer to enter into a contract usually for a stipulated sum of money; a tender; a proposal.
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