Construction Glossary – Page 709 – Dictionary of Construction terms. There descriptions are and pictures of terms used in the construction sector sampling

blind joint

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1. A type of masonry joint in double Flemish bond; a thin line joint between two stretchers (this line bisects […]

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1. A thin layer of lean concrete or of fine gravel or sand applied to a surface to fill voids

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A hole which is drilled only partway through the thickness of the material.

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A hoistway that does not have a hoistway door at every floor.

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In an interior of a brick wall, a header concealed so that it does not appear on the face of

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Same as subfloor.

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A flange which closes the end of a pipe.

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A catch for securing a blind or a shutter, in either an open or a closed position.

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A drain which is not connected to a sewage system.

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Same as secret dovetail.