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| Pedestal floor, lay-in grid
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Floor with removable panels with beams supporting the panels and pedestals supporting the beams. |
| Pedestal floor, rigid grid
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Floor with removable panels supported by beams mechanically attached to the support pedestals. |
| Pedestal lavatory
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Often used in powder rooms, these sinks are mounted on pedestal stands. |
| Pediment
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Decorative panel over a doorway or fireplace that is a low-pitched gable, in the Grecian style of architecture or any similar triangular shaped piece used ornamentally. |
| Peel strength
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Measurement of the bonding strength of the roofing membrane is the amount of force needed to peel the bonded roofing membrane from its substrate, in addition to the overall strength of the roof covering. |
| Peeling
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Detachment of a dried paint film in relatively large pieces, usually caused by moisture or grease under the painted surface. |
| Peen
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The wedge or rounded striking head, opposite the face of a hammer, which is used for shaping or striking metal. |
| Peening
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Hammering or blending metal to change its surface or shape. |
| Peg
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Small diameter cylinder, of wood or other material, which is used to connect two or more pieces of something by being fit into a hole in each. These are often called dowels when used to strengthen joints or connect pieces. Pegs can be used to hold objects when half of the peg is left protruding. |
| Pegboard
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Sheet of compressed fiberboard that has small, evenly spaced holes for pegs, hooks or hangers and is used to store tools, etc. |
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