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Home improvement
Home improvement is the process of repairing existing fixtures or making additions to a residential piece of land.
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Parting strip
Real estate; Home improvement
A piece of wood that separates the tracks of the upper and lower sash of a window.
Pattern repeat
Real estate; Home improvement
The repeat is the vertical distance between one point on the pattern and where the identical point appears again vertically.
Peel-and-stick drywall patch kit
Real estate; Home improvement
A patch that is used to cover the gap in a hole in drywall. The solid patch has an adhesive background that sticks to the wall surrounding the hole.
Permanent furnace philtre
Real estate; Home improvement
A permanent furnace philtre is a washable philtre used to block debris from entering the furnace.
Prime
Real estate; Home improvement
To prime a surface means to apply a primer and/or sealer to the surface to seal the surface and provide the best bond for the paint.
Pry bar
Real estate; Home improvement
A pry bar is a flat steel bar with bevelled edges in its ends and a hole in one end. Its design gives you leverage to slide one end in between the moulding and wall while you use the other end to ...
Putty knife
Real estate; Home improvement
A tool used to apply a paste or compound to a surface. The shape of the tool allows control over how much materials is applied and how thickly.
