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| Kick-out clause
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Sales contract clause, which allows a seller to accept a contingent offer and then back out to accept a second and better offer without penalty. |
| Kickback
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kickback occurs when the material being cut gets jammed in the blade and thrown back toward the user. |
| Kicker
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Payment required by a mortgage in addition to normal principal and interest. Also called an equity kicker or participation loan, it allows the mortgagee to participate in income from the mortgagor. |
| Kicker block
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Concrete mass used to support the hub or bell and spigot pipe joints, which slip together and require a snug fit to be waterproof. Kicker blocks support the pipe joints at each change of direction, elevation or pipe size by being placed beneath the pipe at needed places. Concrete is poured behind or beneath the joint making the connection unable to be pushed apart by the thrust of the water. |
| Kilim or kelim
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A flat woven rug - usually reversible. |
| Kill
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(1) To eliminate or alleviate something when building. (2) Reduction of the suction when plastering by wetting a surface prior to application of fresh plaster. |
| Kiln
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(1) Furnace or oven for drying or baking something such as bricks or pottery. (2) Oven for drying wood. |
| Kiln dry
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To bake or dry brick, tile or lumber in a kiln to removed moisture and stabilize or harden the items in question. |
| Kiln run
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The amount of brick, tile or lumber that is fired in a kiln simultaneously. |
| Kiln-dried
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Artificial drying of lumber, superior to most lumber that is air dried. |
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