Made of steel and heavy duty aluminum, framing squares are a useful guide in tile setting, carpentry, carpeting or, when used with stair gauges, cutting stringers for stairs.
Framing square gauges
Markers and attachments, which can be used on a framing, square for making repeat measurements accurately.
Framing, balloon
Type of framing used in two-story homes where one-piece studs extend from the foundation to the roof and form the walls of both stories.
Francis turbine
A type of hydropower turbine that contains a runner that has water passages through it formed by curved vanes or blades. As the water passes through the runner and over the curved surfaces, it causes rotation of the runner. The rotational motion is transmitted by a shaft to a generator.
Fraud
The intentional use of deception to cause another to suffer loss.
Freddie mac
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC). Commonly known as Freddie Mac. The company buys mortgages from lending institutions, pools them with other loans and sells shares to investors.
Free and clear title
Property title which has no encumbrances, including mortgages, judgments, and financial liens
Free area
The entire area of an inlet/outlet opening that is used for air passage in an HVAC system.
Free available chlorine
The concentration of residual chlorine present as dissolved gas, hypochlorous acid or hypochlorite, not combined with ammonia or in other less readily available form.
