Solid boards to be installed in parallel rows now produced in these thicknesses 1/2", 3/4", 33/32" and these widths 1 1/2", 2", 2 1/4", and occasionally 3 1/4". The strips are tongue and grooved and end matched. They are for nail down installation directly to wood or plywood subfloors; or over wood screeds on concrete slab construction.
Strip gutter
Section of corrosion-resistant metal covered wood, which is used in place of a hung gutter and is attached at a right angle, near the bottom, of the roof slope.
Strip lumber
Lumber of no more than 8 inches wide and 2 inches thick.
Strip mopping
Hot bitumen applied in parallel bands.
Strip reinforcement
Strips of wallboard are attached across studs to be used as a backing for an entire drywall panel, giving additional stiffness to the second drywall panel without using a full first panel.
Strip shingles
Asphalt shingles that are approximately three times as long as they are wide.
Stripping
Removal of concrete forms from the hardened concrete.
Stroke
A single movement of a pen, paintbrush, etc.
Strokes per minute (spm)
Straight-line sanders are rated in strokes per minute (spm), which is the number of back-and-forth strokes the pad makes in a minute.
Strongback
(1) Reinforcing structural piece. (2) Steel beam, etc. which is used as a part of rigging to hoist an object.
