Chapter 7 - Interior Finishes For Wood Light Frame Construction

Front 1

roughing in

Back 1

The installation of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing components that will not be exposed to view in the finished building.

Front 2

DWV (drain-waste-vent) pipes

Back 2

The part of the plumbing system of a building that removes liquid wastes and conducts them to the sewer or sewage disposal system.

Front 3

supply pipes

Back 3

A pipe that brings clean water to a plumbing fixture.

Front 4

ductwork

Back 4

A hollow conduit, commonly of sheet metal, through which air can be circulated in a central heating or cooling system.

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hydronic heating system

Back 5

A system that circulates warm water through convectors to heat a building.

Front 6

convector

Back 6

A heat exchange device that uses the heat in steam, hot water, or an electric resistance element to warm the air in a room; often called, inaccurately, a radiator.

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radiant heating system

Back 7

Providing heat to spaces and their inhabitants by heating one or more surfaces of each room. The heated surface is usually either the floor or the ceiling. Heat is usually provided either by electric resistance coils or by hot-water tubing.

Front 8

millwork

Back 8

Wood interior finish components of a building, including moldings, windows, doors, cabinets, stairs, mantels, and the like.

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thermal insulation

Back 9

A material that greatly retards the passage of heat.

Front 10

glass fiber batt

Back 10

A thick, fluffy, nonwoven insulating blanket of filaments spun from glass.

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R-value

Back 11

A numerical measure of resistance to the flow of heat.

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radiant barrier

Back 12

A reflective foil placed adjacent to an airspace in roof or wall assemblies as a deterrent to the passage of infrared energy.

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vapor retarder

Back 13

A layer of material intended to obstruct the passage of water vapor through a building assembly.

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vapor barrier

Back 14

A less accurate term for vapor retarder.

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air-to-air heat exchanger

Back 15

A device that exhausts air from a building while recovering much of the heat from the exhausted air and transferring it to the incoming air.

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airtight drywall approach (ADA)

Back 16

Restricting the passage of water vapor into the insulated cavities of a light frame building by eliminating passages around and through the gypsum board interior finish.

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cellulose

Back 17

A complex polymeric carbohydrate of which the structural fibers in wood are composed.

Front 18

rock wool

Back 18

An insulating material manufactured by forming fibers from molten rock.

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miter

Back 19

A diagonal cut at the end of a piece; the joint produced by joining 2 diagonally cut pieces at right angles.

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polystyrene foam

Back 20

A thermoplastic foam with thermal insulating properties.

Front 21

polyurethane foam

Back 21

A thermosetting foam with thermal insulating properties.

Front 22

ash dump

Back 22

A door in the underfire of a fireplace that permits ashes from the fire to be swept into a chamber beneath, from which they may be removed at a later time.

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plaster

Back 23

A cementitious material, usually based on gypsum or portland cement, applied to lath or masonry in paste form, to harden into a finish surface.

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lath

Back 24

A base material to which plaster is applied.

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gypsum board (drywall)

Back 25

An interior facing panel consisting of a gypsum core sandwiched between paper faces. Also called drywall or plasterboard.

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veneer plaster

Back 26

A wall finish system in which a thin finish layer of plaster is applied over a special gypsum board base.

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flue

Back 27

A passage for smoke and combustion products from a furnace, stove, water heater, or fireplace.

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damper

Back 28

A flap to control or obstruct the flow of gases; specifically, a metal control flap in the throat of a fireplace or in an air duct.

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smoke shelf

Back 29

The horizontal area behind the damper of a fireplace.

Front 30

underfire

Back 30

The floor of the firebox in a fireplace.

Front 31

butt

Back 31

The thicker end, such as the lower edge of a wood shingle or the lower end of a tree trunk; a joint between square-edged pieces; a weld between square-edged pieces of metal that lie in the same plane; a type of door hinge that attaches to the edge of the door.

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baseboard

Back 32

A strip of finish material placed at the junction of a floor and a wall to create a neat intersection and to protect the wall against damage from feet, furniture, and floor-cleaning equipment.

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baluster

Back 33

A small, vertical member that serves to fill the opening between a handrail and a stair or floor.

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hollow-core door

Back 34

A door consisting of two face veneers separated by an airspace, with solid wood spacers around the four edges. The face veneers are usually connected by a grid of thin spacers within the airspace.

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rise

Back 35

A difference in elevation, such as the rise of a stair from one floor to the next or the rise per foot of run in a sloping roof.

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run

Back 36

Horizontal dimension in a stair or sloping roof.

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riser

Back 37

A single vertical increment of a stair; the vertical face between two treads in a stair; a vertical run of plumbing, wiring, or ductwork.

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tread

Back 38

One of the horizontal planes that make up a stair.

Front 39

landing

Back 39

A platform in or at either end of a stair.

Front 40

molding

Back 40

A strip of wood, plastic, or plaster with an ornamental profile.

Front 41

finish carpentry

Back 41

The wood components exposed to view on the interior of a building, such as window and door casings, baseboards, bookshelves, and the like.

Front 42

Z-brace door

Back 42

A door made of vertical planks held together and braced on the back by three pieces of wood whose configuration resembles the letter Z.

Front 43

panel door

Back 43

A wood door in which one or more thin panels are held by stiles and rails.

Front 44

flush door

Back 44

A door with smooth, planar faces.

Front 45

solid-core door

Back 45

A flush door with no internal cavities.

Front 46

prehung door

Back 46

A door that is hinged to its frame in a factory or shop.

Front 47

casing

Back 47

The wood finish pieces surrounding the frame of a window or door; a cylindrical steel tube used to line a drilled or driven hole in foundation work.

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split jamb

Back 48

A door frame fabricated in two interlocking halves, to be installed from the opposite sides of an opening.

Front 49

nail set

Back 49

A hardened steel punch used to drive the head of a nail to a level below the surface of the wood.

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panel

Back 50

A broad, thin piece of wood; a sheet of building material such as plywood or particleboard; a prefabricated building component that is broad and thin, such as a curtain wall panel; a rectangular area within a truss bounded by two vertical interior members.

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stile

Back 51

A vertical framing member in a panel door.

Front 52

rail

Back 52

A horizontal framing piece in a panel door; a handrail.

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underlayment

Back 53

A panel laid over a subfloor to create a smooth, stiff surface for the application of finish flooring.