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Framing plan
Construction; Architecture
A top view plan of the roof of floor level showing the layout of rafters, ridge, joist headers, trimmers, etc.
French drain
Construction; Architecture
A basement floor drain designed to allow water to seep into the ground rather than be carried away through pipes.
Frieze
Construction; Architecture
The middle division of an entablature, between the architrave and the cornice, usually decorated but may be plain.
Frost line
Construction; Architecture
The under ground level that frost will reach during the coldest days in a given locality.
Furring strips
Construction; Architecture
Wooden strips nailed to masonry walls to provide the necessary air space between masonry and wood or plaster.
Gable
Construction; Architecture
The triangular upper portion of a wall at the end of a pitched roof corresponding to a pediment in classical architecture.
Gambrel
Construction; Architecture
A roof where each side has two slopes; a steeper lower slope and a flatter upper one; a 'barn roof'. Often found in Colonial revival houses in the "Dutch" style.
