Search for a construction term, or browse the database by letter.

 

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z


Displaying 31 - 60 of 488 hits.

<- Back | First | Last | Next ->


Term Definition
Wall Framing. Building construction where exterior and other bearing walls are made of wood.  
Wall Furring. strips of wood applied to make a wall surface level, form an air space, or provide fastening surfaces.  
Wall Grille. A wall grating used to cover an opening as protection or as an ornament.  
Wall Heater. A heating unit installed in or on a wall.  
Wall Hung Sink. A lavatory mounted on brackets attached to a wall.  
Wall Hydrant. A connection to a water main cut through and mounted on a wall; see Hose Bibb.  
Wall Insulation. Material placed in wall cavities for the rction of fire hazard or for protection from heat and cold.  
Wall Lath. Expanded metal, gypsum sheets, or thin strips of wood attached to stud walls, acting as a foundation for plastering.  
Wall Louver. Openings in walls for ventilating spaces.  
Wall Mounted Flagpole. A pole to raise or display a flag, mounted or attached to a wall.  
Wall Mounted Heater. A heating unit mounted on or attached to a wall.  
Wall Mounted Oven. A domestic oven for cooking purposes designed for mounting in or on a wall or other surface.  
Wall Panel. Form sheathing, constructed from plywood, boards, or metal sheets, that are installed as a unit.  
Wall Pier. A wall segment with a horizontal length to thickness ratio between 2.5 and 6 and whose clear height is at least two times its horizontal length.  
Wall Plaster. A paste-like composition that hardens on drying and is used for coating walls.  
Wall Railing. A band of ornamental wood installed horizontally.  
Wall Reinforcing, Masonry. steel reinforcing rods or mesh used in masonry walls between courses.  
Wall Reinforcing. To strengthen a wall by the addition of new or extra materials.  
Wall Scupper. see Scupper, 2.  
Wall Sheathing. The first layer of covering on an exterior wall, fastened to the wall studs.  
Wall Size. solution such as glue, starch, casein, shellac, varnish or lacquer, used to seal or fill pores of wall surface to stop suction, counteract chemicals or stains and prepare surface for paint, paper or fabric.  
Wall Spreader. An accessory, usually fabricated from reinforcing bar to a Z or U shape, used to separate and hold apart two faces of curtains of steel reinforcements in a concrete wall.  
Wall System. A modular set of shelves and cabinets that can be arranged along a wall in various combinations.  
Wall Tie. A mechanical metal fastener which connects wythes of masonry to each other or to other materials.  
Wall Tile. A glazed tile with a body that is suitable for interior use and which is usually non-vitreous, and is not required nor expected to withstand excessive impact.  
Wall Z Tie. A Z-shaped reinforcing strip used as a support bracket from the structural wall to the masonry veneer.  
Wall, Cavity. see Cavity Wall.  
Wall, Retaining. see Retaining Wall.  
Wall. A member, usually vertical, used to enclose or separate spaces.  
Wallboard. Large, rigid sheets of wood pulp, gypsum, pressed cellulose fibers, gypsumboard, plywood, or similar materials , used in place of plaster in interior surfaces.  

Displaying 31 - 60 of 488 hits.

<- Back | First | Last | Next ->