Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
Glossary
ForHonne
Buyers

Many a prospective home
buyer will hear terms about
building that may mean little
to him. He'll soon find they
are part of a necessary vo-
cabulary for the homeowner.
Some of the more common
terms he will readily UNDER
stand, says the National AS
ISOLATION Of Home Builders,
are the following:
Brick veneer-A brick wall
built around a frame house
to give the appearance Of a
brick house. Bricks are held
to the wall by small pieces Of
metal affixed to the mortar
and driven into the wood.
Bridging-Short braces be-
tween beams to hold them
rigid. These can most often
be seen in unfinished base
ment ceilings where they hold
the floor joists in rigid po-
sition.
Building, paper-A tough
tar or asphalt paper used to
insulate and keep out drafts.
Used under floors, around
windows, doors. outside walls,
under roofs.
Blk cable-An armored ca
BILE used to protect electric
wiring.
Concrete blOck-Manufac-
tured hollow or solid building
blocks made Of concrete.
Drain tile-Clay or con-
crete pipe placed around the
footing Of a house to facili.
tate draining moisture away
from the foundation.
Dry wafl-Also called sheet
rock, a gypsum or plaster
board panel that is factory
made, probably 4xS feet in
unit size, and often used in
place Of the longer method
OF making plaster walls con-
ventionally. The panels are
assembled on the site and
finished. -
Fire Brick-Brick used for
stove. furnace. and fireplace
lining. 1t is highly infusible
brick made from clay con-
tanning silica.
Flashing-Strips Of metal
used to make waterproof
joints on a roof, especially
around chimneys. and where
one roof intersects another
at an angle.
F0Oting-The base of a.
house below ground level
which supports the exterior
walls and any interior load
bearing walls. Usually con.
crete, sometimes stone.
Insulating b0ard-A fac
tory-made fiber-like board
often coated with asphalt.
Finished panels vary in size.
are usually used behind the
finished exterior walls.
Joist-The horizontal tim
bers to which the floor or
ceiling is fastened.
Lintel-A horizontal MEM
Der Of wood, stone, angle iron
or I-beam which supports q
fiat arch. A Intel supports
bricks or stones over a fire.
place opening. for example.
Load-bearing wall - Any
wall which supports a load
beside its own weight. For
example, the wall of a room
which carries some Of the
weight of a floor above it.
Metal lath - An expanded
wire metal which reinforces
concrete or supports plaster
in a wall.
ModulatOr brick-A brick
size, larger than standard.
Usually 4 by 8 by IL inches
compared with the 2 by 4
by 8.
Rafters-The timbers which
form the frame of the roof.
Ridge pOle-A horizontal
timber at the apex Of the
roof to which are fastened
the roof rafters.
Sheathing - The boards
used to enclose the walls,
ceilings, roofs. and sides Of
buildings. They may be
tongue-and-grooved, square,
edged, or end-matched, laid
horizontally or diagonally.
Sill plate - A horizontal
timber laid directly on the
foundation and to which the
framework Of a building is
attached.
Stringer-A heavy horizon
tai timber supporting other
members Of the frame in a
wood or brick structure.
Studs - Vertical timbers
used in the outside walls or
inner partitions Of a wood
framed structure. Corner
posts are not studs.
SubfiOOring - The flooring
laid over the joists and under
the finished flooring.
Termite shield-A device to
prevent entry Of termites.
such as a metal shield pro-
jecting over the foundation
walls and under the sllls.