Home improvement

Home improvement

Home improvement is the process of repairing existing fixtures or making additions to a residential piece of land.

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Flush valve

Real estate; Home improvement

The flush valve is the controlling mechanism for the flush lever on a toilet tank.

Focal point

Real estate; Home improvement

This is the point of visual reference to which the eye always returns—a “home base.

Mounting strap

Real estate; Home improvement

The metal brace that lays across a ceiling box and to which you mount a fixture base.

Multiple drop match

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A multiple drop match is the most complex pattern match. It can take four or more strips to repeat the vertical design. A good example of this is a dense paisley pattern.

Nail set

Real estate; Home improvement

A short tool with a blunt pointed tip that is used for pushing the head of a nail or brad into wood.

Nap

Real estate; Home improvement

Low- to high-pile carpets have a nap. You have to put the patch in so that the nap runs in the same direction; otherwise, it will look different from the rest of the carpet.