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Breeze way
Construction; Architecture
A roofed area usually found between the garage and house proper designed tp provide shelter and outdoor summertime comfort.
Spanish clay tile
Construction; Architecture
A roofing material made from clay soil into red brick; common to Mediterranean Revival houses.
Brick sill
Construction; Architecture
A common type of exterior window sill in brick walls with the bricks protruding past the wall line to allow water to fall directly to the ground.
Spandrel
Construction; Architecture
The triangular space between the side of an arch, the horizontal above its apex, and the vertical of it's springing; the surface between two arches in an arcade.
Brick veneer
Construction; Architecture
A type of wall constructed with facing brick covering a backing wall of frame or masonry.
Spire
Construction; Architecture
A tall, pyramidal, polygonal, or conical structure rising from a tower, turret, or roof (usually of a church) and terminating in a point.
Bricks
Construction; Architecture
One of the oldest building materials, brick is based on a mix of clay with silt and sand pressed in moulds and then burned in a kiln, which gives the characteristic slightly glazed finish. Standard ...
