Lumber

Lumber

Timber after it has been sawed and split into planks or other smaller components that can be used as building material.

Industry: Building materials

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Glazing

Building materials; Lumber

The process of installing glass, which commonly is secured with glazier's points and glazing compound.

Glulam

Building materials; Lumber

Structural glued laminated timber. An engineered timber, used as load carrying structural framing for roofs and other structural portions of buildings.

Grade

Building materials; Lumber

Ground level, or the elevation at any given point.

Kiln dried

Building materials; Lumber

Lumber that is kiln dried in a closed chamber in which the required moisture content (19% or less) is obtained by artificial heat and/or humitidy control.

Heel

Building materials; Lumber

Point on a truss at which the top and bottom chords intersect.

Industrial lumber

Building materials; Lumber

Includes both structural and non-structural grades that are intended for specific applications. Mining timbers, scaffold planks, foundation lumber and stress-related boards.

Jack post

Building materials; Lumber

A type of structure support made of metal, which can be raised or lowered through a series of pins and a screw to meet the height required. Basically used as a replacement for an old supporting ...