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Public utilities
Construction; Architecture
Those utilities including water supply, sewage, electricity, disposal, gas, telephone, cable, etc. that are available to the public.
Balloon framing
Construction; Architecture
A common type of house framing using a box sill and ribband (if a second floor exist).
Quoin
Construction; Architecture
The stones at the corners of buildings, usually laid so that their faces are alternately large and small.
Baluster
Construction; Architecture
Any of the small posts that make up a railing as in a staircase; may be plain, turned, or pierced.
Rafter
Construction; Architecture
A roof beam sloping from the ridge to the wall. In most houses, rafters are visible from the attic. In styles such as a craftsman bungalows and some "rustic" contemporaries, they are exposed.
Return
Construction; Architecture
A wooden member nailed between the rafter-end and the stringer for bed board support.
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