Construction Glossary – Page 738 – Dictionary of Construction terms. There descriptions are and pictures of terms used in the construction sector sampling

bedstone

March 14, 2013

A large flat stone that supports a structural member.

March 14, 2013

A horizontal timber at the base of a building of timber-framed construction; the timber rests on, or is set into,

March 14, 2013

See satellite community; also called a dormitory suburb.

March 14, 2013

The hard, solid rock at the earths surface or underlying surface soil; can be utilized as a firm foundation for

March 10, 2013

Same as back putty.

March 10, 2013

See back putty.

March 10, 2013

A flat marble slab used by masons to check the flatness of rubbed bricks.

March 10, 2013

A putty, 1 that is placed in the rabbet of a window-opening in which the glass is bedded.

March 10, 2013

Annual and subtropical plants used for seasonal effects in landscaping.

March 10, 2013

The surface at which two beds, layers, or strata join in stratified rocks.