Striking tools encompass the hammer line and a variety of complimentary tools that include nail sets, chisels and prying tools.
String course
Narrow, horizontal, decorative brick course which projects slightly from the rest of the masonry, such as with windowsills.
String line
String stretched between stakes to mark the straight line of an excavation site.
Stringer
A long, horizontal member which connects uprights in a frame or supports a floor or the like. One of the enclosed sides of a stair supporting the treads and risers.
Stringer, carriage
Support on which treads rest on a stairway.
Stringer, housed
Stringer which uses rabbet joints, which are L-shaped cutouts, or dado grooves, which are rectangular cutouts, at the edges of materials which allow pieces to fit flush against each other. These are then both glued and nailed, ensuring that the stairway will not have squeaks or dirt filled joints.
Stringing mortar
Spreading enough mortar at one time so that several masonry units can be laid.
Strip
Removal of old finishes with pains removers.
Strip development
Form of commercial land use in which each establishment is afforded direct access to a major thoroughfare; generally associated with intensive use of signs to attract passers-by. Generally, there is no anchor tenant.
Strip flashing
Pieces of membrane material that are used to flash metal flashing flanges such as gravel stop. Also referred to as Stripping.
