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Abatement the wastage of wood when lumber is sawed or planed to size
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... [Show More] (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) rigid black plastic pipe used only for drain lines.
Abutment a masonry mass (or the like) which receives the thrust of an arch, vault, or strut.
Addendum a supplement to bidding documents, issued prior to the submission of bids, for the purpose of clarifying, correcting, or adding to the specifications previously issued.
Air dried lumber lumber that has been piled in yards or sheds for any length of time.
Air dry process of drying or seasoning lumber naturally by exposure to air.
Air Duct pipes that carry warm and cold air to rooms and back to the climate control system
Airway a space between roof insulation and roof boards to allow movement of air.
Alcove a small recessed space opening directly into a larger room
Alligatoring coarse checking pattern characterized by a slipping of the new paint coating over the old coating to the extent that the old coating can be seen through the fissures.
Alternating Current AC is the standard form of electrical current supplied by the utility grid and by most fuel powered generators. The polarity (and therefore the direction of current) alternates
Ambulatory a passageway around the apse of a church
Anchor bolts bolts to secure a wooden sill plate to concrete or masonry floor or wall.
Anchor span located at the outermost end, it counterbalances the arm of span extending in the opposite direction from a major point of support; often attached to an abutment
Approved Equal material, equipment, or method proposed by the contractor and approved by the architect for incorporation in or use in the work as equivalent in essential attributes to the material, equipment, or method specified in the contract document
Apse a semicircular or semi polygonal space usually in a church terminating an axis and
Arbor a light open structure of trees or shrubs closely planted either twined together or intended to intended to house an altar
self supporting on a light lattice
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