Glossary

An opening in a stone veneer wall to permit air and moisture from inside the cavity wall to escape to

A unit used in estimating the fuel consumption for a building; equal to the number of degrees that the mean

A rigid, corrosive-resistant metal tie which bonds two withes of masonry.

See cavity wall tie.

Pieces of lumber which, during reinspection, prove to be of lower quality than originally classified.

Disintegration of a paint film by heat, moisture, sunlight, or natural causes.