(1) Brick laid so that both its width and length show. (2) Defect where a glossy spot appears on a dull painted surface.
Shiner
Term used to describe an exposed nail; one that was not covered by the following course of roofing material.
Shingle
A thin, wedge shaped piece of material, such as fiberglass, slate, cedar, asphalt, etc., that is used as a weatherproofing cover for roofs or as siding.
Shingle hatchet
Hatchet, with a cross-hatched face for driving nail on one end and a sharp-edged blade for cutting on the other, which is used to nail and trim wood shingles.
Shingle nail
Nail with a large, 1Ú2 inch diameter head, that gives greater holding capacity and minimizes the possibility of the nail tearing through the shingles on which is used.
Shingle thief
Shingle, interlocking
Shingle with interlocking tabs and notches that fit together to make a uniform continuous covering to provide reinforcement for the shingles.
Shingle-fashion
The pattern formed by laying parallel felt rolls with lapped joints so that one longitudinal edge overlaps the longitudinal edge on the adjacent felts. Shingle fashion application begin at the low point on a roof so that one ply drains water to a lower one and so on to a drain or to the roof edge.
Shingle-ripping bar
Shingles
Wedge shaped pieces of wood or other material used as siding or flat rectangular pieces of asphalt, fiberglass, slate, etc. installed on a roof to prevent water seepage.
