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(architecture) A brick-sized block with holes which is embedded in a wall to allow ventilation through it.
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(roofing) An asphalt shingle that provides a three-dimensional appearance.
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(architecture) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
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(architecture) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
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(architecture) A rough, unfinished stone block, which is left projecting from the wall of a building to be later sculpted.
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(architecture) A building construction technique in which an external, non-structural, brick wall conceals a structural wall of another material (such as timber or steel).
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In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
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(roofing) An upward, elongated displacement of a roof membrane frequently occurring over insulation or deck joints. A buckle may be an indication of movement with the roof assembly.
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(roofing) A continuous, semi-flexible roof membrane, consisting of multiple plies of saturated felts, coated felts, fabrics or mats assembled in place with alternate layers of bitumen, and surfaced with mineral aggregate, bituminous materials, a liquid-applied coating or a granule-surfaced cap sheet.
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The lower course of bricks enclosing a brick-clamp.
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(roofing) Flashing, usually composed of metal, used to cover or shield the upper edges of the membrane base flashing; wall flashing can also be used to cover the top of various building components, such as parapets or columns.
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Fitted with a chick (bamboo screen or blind).
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Alternative form of ceil [(transitive) To line or finish (a surface, such as a wall), with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or similar.]
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(masonry) rubblework faced with stone
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(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
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The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
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The vertical sides connecting the jambs with the breast of a fireplace.
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A tile made to cover the ridge of a roof, fitting upon it like a saddle.
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(roofing) A shingle that is textured, overlayed, or laminated and designed to produce a three-dimensional effect.
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weatherstrip to seal the door when closed.
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(roofing) Application of asphalt, slate, or wood roofing such that the lapped portion is at least two inches wider than the exposed portion, resulting in two layers of roofing material over the deck.
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A wall (typically around a field) made of heaped stones without any mortar
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One of the plates of a watch-jewel, against which the pivot abuts.
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A row of plants that have been shaped in this manner.
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(roofing) One of the tapered wood filler strips placed along the butt ends of old wood shingles to create a relatively smooth surface when reroofing over existing wood shingle roofs.
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Alternative form of fillister (“plane for making a rabbet”) [(architecture) A rabbet/rebate for holding a sash window]
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A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
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Alternative spelling of floor tile [A tile, made from any material, designed to be laid as flooring.]
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(architecture) A decorative combination of flint and ashlar on a wall, typically of a church
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(roofing) A method of application for roll materials by which the dry sheet is set into the bitumen or adhesive applied to the roof surface.
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(civil engineering) A porous metal cylinder filled with stones and used in a variety of civil engineering contexts, especially in the construction of retaining walls, the reinforcing of steep slopes, or in the prevention of erosion in river banks.
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That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles.
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(uncountable) Glued laminated timber: a structural timber product composed of several layers of dimensioned lumber glued together.
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(roofing) To spot-apply asphalt-based adhesive to shingles for securement and wind resistance.
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Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
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(construction) Of a brick or stone: laid with its length across the thickness of a wall.
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(roofing) a felt, metal, or membrane sheet material used between courses of steep-slope roofing to improve the weather and water-shedding characteristics of the primary roof covering during times of wind-driven precipitation.
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(architecture) sunken panels; coffers
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(architecture) A lacunar.
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Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
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A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.
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Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.
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(roofing) an application procedure in which roofing elements (insulation boards, felt plies, cap sheets, etc.) are initially placed upside down adjacent to their ultimate location; coated with adhesive or bitumen; and turned over and adhered to the substrate.
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Covered with pantiles.
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One who paves; one who lays pavement.
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A paver; one who lays pavement.
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(engineering) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
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The bottom course of stones or bricks supporting a wall.
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(countable, Northern England, architecture) A square tile; a quarry tile; (uncountable) such tiles collectively.
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(roofing) A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.
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(construction) A groove or slot, often cut in a masonry wall or other vertical surface, for inserting an inset flashing component such as a reglet.
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The act of replacing a roof.
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(transitive) To face (an embankment, etc.) with masonry, wood, or other material.
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(construction) The process of reinforcing concrete with metal rods.
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Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles.
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A tile for use on a roof.
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(chiefly Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, architecture) Wood, felt, or other material placed under the shingles of a roof in order to provide support or insulation; the practice of furnishing roofs with such material; an installation of such material.
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an object used as counterweight for a sash on a sash window panel
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A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.
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(Canada, US) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
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(roofing) Roofing membranes that are field applied using just one layer of membrane material (either homogeneous or composite rather than multiple layers.
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(roofing) Sheet material, such as reinforced kraft paper, rosin-sized paper, polyester scrim or polyethylene sheeting, placed between two components of a roof assembly to ensure that no adhesion occurs between them and to prevent possible damage from chemical incompatibility, wearing or abrasion of the membrane.
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(especially physics) The width of a slit.
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A roof shingle with integrated photovolatics to produce electricity from solar radiation. A shingle-sized PV panel (solar panel) used as a shingle replacement.
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(roofing) A type of seam between adjacent sheets of metal roofing material made by turning up the edges of two adjacent panels and then folding or interlocking them in a variety of ways.
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(roofing) Roll roofing or shingle strips applied along the downslope eave line before the first course of roofing and intended to fill spaces between cut-out and joints of the first course.
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(roofing) Individual pieces of sheet metal material used to flash walls, around chimneys, dormers and such projections along the slope of a roof. Individual pieces are overlapped and stepped up the vertical wall.
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(masonry) In bricklaying, an arrangement of bricks or stones laid lengthwise in successive courses, the joints of the one falling at the middle of that above and below.
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A small piece of reflective glass or nacre that is hung indoors at a window to "catch the light".
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(architecture) The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.
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(roofing) A small bubble or blister in the flood coat of an aggregate-surfaced built-up membrane
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(UK, Ireland, Canada) The driveable surface of a road.
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A trellis or trellis-like structure.
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A unit of thickness in masonry construction defined by the quantity of masonry units 4" or greater.
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