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Glossary

Bundle

A package of shingles. Normally, there are 3 bundles per square and 27 shingles per bundle.

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Building paper

A general term for papers, felts, and similar sheet materials used in buildings without reference to their properties or uses.

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Bottom plate

The 2 by 4s or 6s  that lay on the subfloor upon which the vertical studs are installed. Also

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Boom

A truck used to hoist heavy material up and into place. To put trusses on a home or to set

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Bond or bonding

An amount of money (usually $5,000 $10,000) which must be on deposit with a governmental agency in order to secure

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Boston ridge

A method of applying asphalt or wood shingles at the ridge or at the hips of a roof as a

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Bolster

A short horizontal timber or steel beam on top of a column to support and decrease the span of beams

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