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(1) A beam running perpendicular to the studs or joists to which joists are nailed in framing of stairways, chimneys, etc. (2) Top horizontal piece, often made of boards nailed together, which serves as the top section of a window or door. (3) Horizontal framing member to which the ends of the joists are nailed. (4) A short section of brick or a brick laid so the end is to the wall surface. (5) Also, a masonry unit that ties together different vertical masonry sections. |
| Header flare
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Exposed header, which is painted noticeably darker than the others. |
| Header or heading, course
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Course of brick which is set with the end of the bricks facing outward. |
| Header, blind
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Brick header that is concealed. |
| Header, clipped
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Also referred to as false header, brick is cut, up to half its size, to set up a pattern. |
| Heading back
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Cutting an older branch or stem back to a stub or twig. |
| Headlap
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The distance that the topmost ply of roofing felt overlaps the undermost ply or course. |
| Headroom
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(1) Any amount of vertical clearing. (2) Space or clearing overhead, as in a doorway, etc. |
| Headstock
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(1) A bearing or support for a revolving or moving part of a machine. (2) The part of a lathe, which supports the spindle, which holds and turns the work. |
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A formal procedure, with issues of fact or law to be tried, in which parties have a right to be heard. Similar to a trial with the possibility of a final order. Hearth The stone or floor of a fireplace, which often extends into the room and is either flush with the floor or raised. Hearth Stone 1. The stone that forms the hearth of a fireplace. (2) A soft stone or powdered composition, which is used for cleaning a hearth, steps, etc. Heartshake Disintegration and splitting, which forms across the growth rings of a log whenever rot, exists at the center of the log. |
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