| A conference on the jobsite, before start of construction, attended by owners, architects, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors for the purpose of coordination and cooperation.
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| A gypsumboard with a finished surface applied before installation; gypsumboard may be predecorated with paint, texture, vinyl film, or printed paper coverings in a variety of patterns, styles, and colors.
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| Chimney or vent fabricated in a shop into sections with multiple components to provide thermal insulation and allow for low clearance to wooden or combustible elements.
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| Constructed and assembled in a workshop and later brought to the jobsite for incorporation into the building.
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| An application method used in the preparation of tapered/beveled gypsum board to receive tape and joint treatment; aids in rcing the possibility of ridging and beading.
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| Gypsumboard finished at the factory with a decorative layer of paint, paper, or plastic.
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| An anteroom in a hotel or conference center leading to a large dining room, used for receptions prior to dinners or meetings.
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| The application of heat to the base metal prior to a welding or cutting operation.
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| A door that is hinged to its frame in a factory or shop.
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| Drawings prepared in a preliminary stage of a project.
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| A notice sent to the owner, general contractor, and lender by subcontractors or materialmen within 20 days of first supplying labor, services or materials to a project informing them of what is being supplied or performed and establishing lien or stop-notice rights.
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| see False Set.
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| see Gypsum Ready Mixed Plaster.
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| Concrete manufactured by placing clean, graded coarse aggregate in a form and later injecting a portland cement sand grout, under pressure, to fill the voids.
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| Materials or services that a company buys and pays for before use, such as insurance premiums, or office supplies.
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| see Painting Preparation.
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| A monetary penalty for paying off a note prior to its due date.
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| The value now of a sum of money to be paid or received in the future, calculated by discounting future cash flows by an appropriate discount rate.
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| 1. The process of treating materials to prolong their useful life. 2. Conservation.
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| Applied or pressurized chemical treatment of wood or plywood to make it resistant to deterioration from moisture and insects.
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| 1. A substance for preserving. 2. In wood, any substance that, for a reasonable length of time, is effective in preventing the development and action of wood-rotting fungi, borers of various kinds, and harmful insects that deteriorate wood.
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| A machine for punching, notching, and shearing steel.
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| Bricks that are pressed out in a mold before they are baked or burned.
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| see Clothing Presser.
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| In spray painting, relationship of pot pressure to atomizing air pressure.
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| see Solderless Pressure Connector.
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| An electrical connecting device which squeezes two or more conductors together.
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| Pressure difference across hydraulic system.
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| 1. Loss in pressure due usually to length or diameter of line or hose. 2. Pressure difference at two ends of a circuit, or part of a circuit, the two sides of a filter.
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| In spray painting equipment, fluid container in which fluid flow is caused by air pressure; also called Pressure Pot.
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