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Carpentry

Of or relating to the art of making objects, buildings or furniture out of wood.

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Carpentry

Rool roofing

Construction; Carpentry

Roofing material comprised of mineral granules on asphalt saturated felt or fiberglass. The uncut form of asphalt shingles material.

Platform framing

Construction; Carpentry

Building contruction using framing having floor joists of each storey resting on the top plates of the storey below, and bearing walls resting on the subfloor of each story.

Plaster

Construction; Carpentry

A wall covering substance composed of a mix of lime, sand and cement.

Plat

Construction; Carpentry

Map, chart or plan of a town city section orsubdivision showing the individual properties placement and boundaries.

Plan

Construction; Carpentry

A drawing depicting any one of the floors or horizontal cross sections of a building; also the horizontal plane of any area or object.

Pilot hole

Construction; Carpentry

A smaller hole drilled into a material prior to a larger hole being drilled, widening the hole to the desired width. Drilling a pilot hole prevents a larger drill bit from slipping on the material - ...

Pile

Construction; Carpentry

A heavy timber, or metal or concrete column, forced into the earth to form a foundation member.

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