Popular style of home, best suited for side-to-side slopes, in which a one-story wing is attached between the levels of a two-story wing.
Tri-square
The simplest of all squares, the tri-square offers a solid 90 degree angle setting. Because the handle and tongue are solidly jointed, it is built for precision and useful both for measuring and for testing the squareness of inside and outside corners. This tool is useful for setting the squareness on drill presses, table saws and radial arm saws.
Triangle
A three-sided object with three angles totaling 180 degrees.
Trim
(1) To prepare; fit out. To put improper order; make neat and tidy. To decorate or embellish. (2) Term generally applied to finish work on a construction project.
Trim
The finish materials in a building, such as moldings, applied around openings (window trim, door trim) or at the floor and ceiling of rooms (baseboard, shoemold, cornice, and other moldings).
Trim coil
Painted aluminum and steel material commonly used to case around windows. Allows remodeler to totally enclose house.
Trim units / tiles
Units of various shapes consisting of items such as bases, caps, corners, mouldings and angles necessary to achieve installations of the desired sanitary and architectural design.
Trim work
Finishing work on doors, doorways, window frames and floors.
Trimmer
(1) A contractor specializing in finish carpentry work. (2) A beam or joist to which a header is connected when framing out an opening.
Trip lever
Flush handle and actuating arm on a toilet tank. Also the lever that opens and closes the drain on the bathtub waste and overflow.
