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| Stringer, housed
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Stringer which uses rabbet joints, which are L-shaped cutouts, or dado grooves, which are rectangular cutouts, at the edges of materials which allow pieces to fit flush against each other. These are then both glued and nailed, ensuring that the stairway will not have squeaks or dirt filled joints. |
| Stringing mortar
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Spreading enough mortar at one time so that several masonry units can be laid. |
| Strip
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Removal of old finishes with pains removers. |
| Strip development
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Form of commercial land use in which each establishment is afforded direct access to a major thoroughfare; generally associated with intensive use of signs to attract passers-by. Generally, there is no anchor tenant. |
| Strip flashing
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Pieces of membrane material that are used to flash metal flashing flanges such as gravel stop. Also referred to as Stripping. |
| Strip flooring
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Solid boards to be installed in parallel rows now produced in these thicknesses 1/2", 3/4", 33/32" and these widths 1 1/2", 2", 2 1/4", and occasionally 3 1/4". The strips are tongue and grooved and end matched. They are for nail down installation directly to wood or plywood subfloors; or over wood screeds on concrete slab construction. |
| Strip gutter
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Section of corrosion-resistant metal covered wood, which is used in place of a hung gutter and is attached at a right angle, near the bottom, of the roof slope. |
| Strip lumber
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Lumber of no more than 8 inches wide and 2 inches thick. |
| Strip mopping
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Hot bitumen applied in parallel bands. |
| Strip reinforcement
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Strips of wallboard are attached across studs to be used as a backing for an entire drywall panel, giving additional stiffness to the second drywall panel without using a full first panel. |
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