Base or baseboard
A trim board placed against the {wall} around the room next to the {floor}.
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Barge board
A decorative board covering the projecting rafter (fly rafter) of the gable end. At the cornice, this member is a
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Balustrade
The rail, posts, and vertical balusters along the edge of a stairway or elevated walkway.
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Balloon framed wall
Framed walls (generally over 10-feet tall) that run the entire vertical length from the floor sill plate to the roof.
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Bid shopping
A practice by which contractors, both before and after their bids are submitted, attempt to obtain prices from potential subcontractors
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Bearing header
(1) A beam placed perpendicular to joists, and to which joists are nailed in framing for a chimney, stairway, or