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Lumber
Timber after it has been sawed and split into planks or other smaller components that can be used as building material.
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Settlement
Building materials; Lumber
Shifts in a structure, usually caused by freeze-thaw cycles underground.
Sheathing
Building materials; Lumber
The first covering on a roof or exterior wall, usually fastened directly to rafters or studs.
Quarter sawn
Building materials; Lumber
A term used to describe a piece of wood that has been cut from a log with growth rings between 60 and 90 degrees to the faces of the board.
Rabbeted
Building materials; Lumber
A process by which a square channel is routed out of the corner of a board to affect a tightly sealed corner with another board.
Rafter
Building materials; Lumber
A sloped roof framing member that supports the roof sheathing, as well as live and dead loads, that are placed on the roof.
Rail
Building materials; Lumber
Any relatively lightweight horizontal element, especially those found in fences. Also the horizontal pieces between panels in a panel door.
