brick veneer, brick facing
A facing of brick laid against the front side of an exterior wall but not bonded to it; provides a decorative, durable wall […]
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Bricks bonding blocks
Blocks are made in various thicknesses to suit most wall requirements and are laid in stretcher bond. Thin blocks, used
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brick hammer, bricklayers hammer
A steel tool, one end of which has a flat square surface used as a hammer, for breaking bricks, driving nails, etc.; the
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breast drill
A hand-operated drill having a piece against which the chest is braced to provide additional force.
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branch vent
1. A vent connecting one or more individual vents with a vent stack or stack vent. 2. A vent pipe to which
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branch duct
An air duct which branches from a main duct; at this point the main duct is reduced in cross-sectional area.
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braced frame, braced framing, full frame
1. The frame of a building in which the resistance to lateral forces or to frame instability is provided by diagonal bracing,