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Glossary
Making improvements to your property can be confusing. Our Inspectors and Project Managers may use some of these terms during the proposal process in order to better understand your needs. If we ever use a term that you are not familiar with, just ask! We would be happy to explain our terminology while discussing your project. For your convenience, we have created an architectural, design, and construction glossary.
This section of our site is always under construction. As our industry grows, the people at Northstar Property Development, as well as our clients, contribute to and learn from this glossary to better understand and articulate our built environment:
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Cresting
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- A
- AirSpace
- Architect
- B
- Backfill
- Backing
- Balusters
- Balustrade
- Bargeboard
- Batten
- Battlement
- BayWindow
- Blueprint
- ButtJoint
- Buttress
- C
- Cantilever
- Capital
- Casement
- Caulking
- Column
- Condensation
- Convection
- Corbel
- CornerBead
- Cornice
- CrawlSpace
- CrownMolding
- Crud
- D
- Doorjamb
- Dormer
- DoubleHungWindow
- Downspout
- Drywall
- Ducts
- E
- Easement
- Eaves
- Egress
- Escutcheon
- F
- Fascia
- Ferrule
- Fire-resistiveOrFireRated
- Flagstone
- Flashing
- FlatPaint
- Flue
- Foundation
- Foyer
- Framing
- Fresco
- Frieze
- FurringStrips
- G
- Gazebo
- Glazing
- GlossEnamel
- Grain
- Groundwater
- H
- Hardware
- HipRoof
- HVAC
- I
- InsulatingGlass
- Insulation
- J
- Jamb
- Joint
- Joist
- K
- Keystone
- L
- Landing
- Lath
- Lattice
- Lintel
- LoadBearingWall
- Louver
- M
- Mantel
- Masonry
- Mastic
- Millwork
- MiterJoint
- Molding
- Motar
- Mullion
- O
- Overhang
- P
- Paint
- Panel
- Parapet
- Patina
- Pediment
- Pilaster
- Pitch
- PlumbingStack
- Portico
- Post
- Pressure-treatedWood
- Primer
- PVC
- R
- RadiantHeating
- Radon
- Rafter
- Rail
- RainGarden
- Ranch
- Register
- RetainingWall
- Romex
- RValue
- S
- Sash
- Sealer
- Semi-GlossPaintAndEnamel
- SepticSystem
- Shake
- SheetMetal
- Shim
- Shingles
- Siding
- Sill
- Soffit
- Story
- Stud
- Subfloor
- T
- Tempered
- TerraCotta
- TongueAndGroove
- TreatedLumber
- V
- Valley
- Veneer
- Vent
- W
- Warranty
- WaterTable
- Weatherstrip
- WeepHoles
This dictionary is based on the work of and contributed to by:
Alexei Easton
Lynn Rutter
Home Building Manual
Tegan Dowling