A material used to seal gaps around windows and exterior doors.
Web
(1) The thin central vertical portion of an I-beam, which connects the top and bottom sections which are the flanges. (2) The cross section wall that connects the face shells of a hollow concrete masonry wall.
Web clamp
Belt, of woven fabric, with a tightening mechanism, which maintains tension on the belt when it is placed around an object to hold it still.
Web connection
The steel connection that holds the web of a beam to the flanges.
Wedge
Triangular-shaped, tapered piece of wood or metal, which can be used to brace an object.
Weed
An uninvited and usually unattractive plant that surfaces in gardens. Usually weed seeds are delivered by winds, or in a farmers load of manure from his cows, who naturally eat in the fields.
Weep holes
Small holes used to permit moisture to drain that has gathered inside a building component.
Weeping joints
Joints that have the mortar squeezed out slightly and set without being troweled or smoothed.
Weeping mortar
This decorative mortar appears to "drip'' out between the exterior bricks in a home.
Weir
(1) A low dam built on a river to divert or back up water for a mill. (2) A raised piece in the flow path of a fluid, which slows or seals off the flow when the diaphragm is pressed against the raised piece, closing the valve.
