| To remove color or stains from.
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| An uncovered series of tiered planks used to seat spectators in a school or public gymnasium.
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| An outdoor tiered stand of benches to provide seating at a sports ground.
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| Restoring discolored or stained wood to its normal color or making it lighter by using bleaching agents.
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| A small blister or bubble.
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| A spray gun with no air valve; trigger controls fluid flow only.
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| Stain which works up or bleeds through succeeding coats of finishing materials.
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| 1. The upward movement of asphalt in an asphalt pavement resulting in the formation of a film of asphalt on the surface; usually caused by too much asphalt in one or more of the pavement courses, resulting from too rich a plant mix, an improperly constructed seal coat, too heavy a prime or tack coat, or solvent carrying asphalt to the surface; usually occurs in hot weather; also called Flushing. 2. The autogenous flow of mixing water within, or its emergence from newly placed concrete or mortar; caused by the settlement of the solid materials within the mass; also called Water Gain. 3. In gypsum board, a discoloration, usually at a joint, which may occur on a finished wall or ceiling. 4. Penetration of color from the underlying surface; seeping of a stain or lower coat through the top coat, spoiling the appearance of the top coat. 5. When coloring material from the wood or undercoat works into succeeding coats and imparts to them a certain amount of color; see Extractive Bleeding. 6. Slowly rcing the pressure of liquid or gas from a system or cylinder by slightly opening a valve. 7. The draining or loosening of saturants from the roofing material.
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| Valve with a small opening inside which permits a minimum fluid flow when valve is closed.
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| A physical imperfection that affects appearance.
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| 1. To mix or make homogeneous. 2. A mixture, as of two pigments, to obtain a desired color.
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| Mixing one color with another so the colors mix or merge gradually.
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| A concealed header in the interior of a wall, not showing on the faces.
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| 1. Attaching boards to framing or sheathing with nails driven through the edge of each piece so as to be concealed by the succeeding board. 2. In installing tongue-and-groove flooring, the nails are placed at the root of the tongue where they will be hidden by the groove of the next piece; the nails pierce the subfloor at a 45 degree angle. 3. The practice of nailing the back portion of a roofing ply so that the nails will be concealed by the next ply of roofing.
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| A rectangular wood molding, usually 3/4 by 1-38 inches, in a window assembly that receives the window screen frame.
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| A building story that has no windows.
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| An ineffective, sometimes illegal, vent which stops in a wall thus giving the appearance of a vent but not actually functioning as a vent.
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| 1. A panel, shade, or screen used on a window to block out light, give protection, add insulation, or as decoration. 2. A shutter.
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| Compacting soil immediately over a tile drain to rce its tendency to move into the tile.
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| 1. A raised spot in a built-up roof caused by expansion of entrapped moisture, water vapor, or other gases, between any of the layers of roofing or mopping. 2. A loose raised spot on the gypsum board face usually due to an air space or void in the core.
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| . 1. In ceramic tile, the development, during firing, of enclosed or broken macroscopic vesicles or bubbles in a body or in a glaze or other coating. 2. A bulging of the finish plaster coat as it separates and draws away from the basecoat; the resulting protuberances are often termed turtle backs. 3. Formation of bubbles on surface of paint or varnish film, generally caused by moisture behind the film or excessive heat.
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| 1. Cloudy or milky-looking raised spots on finished surfaces. 2. Protuberances on the finish coat of plaster caused by application over a too damp base coat or troweling too soon.
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| See Transition Primer.
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| The act or process of applying a water-resistant material to the surface of a concrete or masonry block to prevent passage or absorption of water or moisture; see Dampproofing.
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| The act or process of tearing down an old block wall structure.
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| Mortar mixes used in block walls to fill voids and joints.
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| Woodworking hand tool, for final smoothing.
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| A combined longitudinal and buildup sequence for a continuous multiple-pass weld wherein separated lengths are completely or partially built up in cross-section before intervening lengths are deposited; see Backstep Sequence.
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| An opening serving as an outlet or inlet for air in a block structure.
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| A square of tile specially made for changing direction of the trim.
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