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| Architrave | Moulding around an opening such as a door or window. |
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| Arris | Sharp external angle - usually 90 degrees |
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| Baluster | Alternative term for Banister |
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| Barge board | Wide board fitted on edge of tiles following the slope of the roof |
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| Bead | Small convex moulding |
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| Bib Tap | Tap fed by horizontal supply - as in a garden tap |
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| Bond | Arrangement of bricks to ensure stability of brickwork |
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| Brown or live | Plaster that has lost its bond with the wall |
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| Buttress or Pier | Thickening of wall to form a vertical projection to strengthen it |
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| Cavity wall | Usual construction for external walls comprising an inner and outer leaf with a space between for insulation |
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| Cistern | Tank for storing water - usually located in the attic |
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| Cleat | cable fixing for phone wire, etc |
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| Coping | Protective finish to the top of a wall |
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| Corbelling | Successive projecting courses of brickwork |
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| Cove or Cornice | Moulding around room at junction of wall and ceiling |
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| Dado rail | Horizontal moulding part way up a wall |
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| Deal | Term for piece of square-sawn softwood |
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| Distemper | Wall paint made from water, pigment and glue (traditional) |
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| Drip | Moulding or groove in overhanging member to prevent water creeping back |
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| Eaves | Overhang of roof beyond wall below |
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| Efflorecence | Unsightly powdery white salts brought to surface of brickwork |
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| Flat arch | An arch that is almost completely horizontal |
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| Flaunching | Cement mortar filler round the top of a chimney stack |
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| Flue | Tube conveying smoke or fumes from fireplaces or appliances |
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| Flush door | Flush Door - Door with completely flat faces |
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