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Term Definition
J-Mold. A metal molding strip with a J-like section, used to edge plaster or gypsum wallboard.  
Job Built Form. A temporary structure or mold constructed on a jobsite, for the support of concrete while it is setting and gaining sufficient strength to be self-supporting.  
Job Lot. A miscellaneous collection of goods for sale as a lot.  
Job Requirements. A list of specific, necessary, and essential tasks to bring to completion a building or structure; also called General Requirements.  
Job Schling. An itemization in chronological order, often in chart form, of project tasks in order to start and complete a building or structure.  
Job Trailer. A towed vehicle placed on a jobsite, acting as an office space.  
Job. A piece of work.  
Jobsite. The place where construction takes place.  
Joinery. The art or trade of joinery; woodwork; finish carpentry.  
Joining. The juncture of two separate plaster applications usually within a single surface plane; also called a Jointing.  
Joint Cement. see Joint Compound.  
Joint Check. A check made payable to more than one payee.  
Joint Clip. 1. A metal fastener used vertically, sharp edge down, over the edges of two pieces of wood, and then hammered down into them. 2. In plywood sheathing, the clip fastens two abutting pieces of plywood.  
Joint Compound. A cementitious material used in covering joints, corners and fasteners in the finishing of gypsum board to produce a smooth monolithic surface; also called Spackle or Joint Cement.  
Joint Control. An independent escrow used to safeguard and disburse construction funds.  
Joint Efficiency. The strength of a wood joint expressed as a percentage of the strength of clear straight-grained material.  
Joint Factor. Joint efficiency.  
Joint Filler. Compressible material used to fill a joint to prevent the infiltration of debris and to provide support for sealants.  
Joint Photographing. In gypsumboard, the shadowing of the finished joint areas through the surface decoration.  
Joint Reinforcement. steel wire, bar, or prefabricated reinforcement which is placed in mortar bed joints.  
Joint Reinforcing Mesh. A woven fiber screen-like material used in lieu of paper joint tape.  
Joint Reinforcing Metal. strips of expanded metal, woven or welded wire mesh used to reinforce corners and other areas of plaster and lath.  
Joint Reinforcing Tape. A type of paper, metal, fabric, glass mesh, or other material, commonly used with a cementitious compound, to reinforce the joints between adjacent gypsum boards.  
Joint Reinforcing. Joint Reinforcement.  
Joint Sealant. Compressible material used to exclude water and solid foreign materials from openings; a substance that prevents water and moisture from entering joints; also called Joint Sealer.  
Joint Sealer. Joint Sealant.  
Joint Tape System. The compound and tape system used to conceal and finish joints in gypsum board.  
Joint Tape. Paper tape that is applied with gypsum-based joint compound to treat the joints in gypsum wallboard.  
Joint Tenants. Two or more persons owning property together with the right of survivorship.  
Joint Venture. A temporary partnership composed of individuals, partnerships, or corporations organized to accomplish a specific job or course of work.  

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