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• <br /> Basement window inserts-The window frame and glass unit that is installed in the window <br /> buck. <br /> Base shoe-Molding used next to the floor on interior base board.Sometimes called a carpet strip. <br /> Bat-A half-brick. <br /> Batt-A section of fiber-glass or rock-wool insulation measuring 15 or 23 inches wide by four to <br /> eight feet long and various thickness'. Sometimes "faced"(meaning to have a paper covering on <br /> one side)or"unfaced" (without paper). <br /> Batten-Narrow strips of wood used to cover joints or as decorative vertical members over <br /> plywood or wide boards. <br /> Bay window-Any window space projecting outward from the walls of a building,either square <br /> or polygonal in plan. <br /> Beam-A structural member transversely supporting a load.A structural member carrying <br /> building loads(weight)from one support to another. Sometimes called a"girder". <br /> Bearing wall-A wall that supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight. <br /> Bearing header-(a)A beam placed perpendicular to joists and to which joists are nailed in <br /> framing for a,chimney,stairway,or other opening. (b)A wood lintel.(c)The horizontal structural <br /> member over an opening(for example over a door or window). <br /> Bifold door-Doors that are hinged in the middle for opening in a smaller area than standard <br /> swing doors.Often used for closet doors. <br /> Bipass doors-Doors that slide by each other and commonly used as closet doors. <br /> Blocking-Small wood pieces to brace framing members or to provide a nailing base for gypsum <br /> board or paneling. <br /> Blood lead threshold-Any blood level greater than or equal to 10 ug/dL as defined by the <br /> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. See also Elevated Blood Lead level(EBL)child. <br /> Brace-An inclined piece of framing lumber applied to wall or floor to strengthen the structure. <br /> Often used on walls as temporary bracing until framing has been completed. <br /> Breaker panel-The electrical box that distributes electric power entering the home to each <br /> branch circuit(each plug and switch)and composed of circuit breakers. <br /> Brick mold-Trim used around an exterior door jamb that siding butts to. <br /> Brick tie-A small,corrugated metal strip @ 1" X 6"-8"long nailed to wall sheeting or studs. <br /> They are inserted into the grout mortar joint of the veneer brick,and holds the veneer wall to the <br /> sheeted wall behind it. <br /> 49930 N Santiam Hwy SE,Idanha,OR 97350 - Page 131 <br />