A manufactured wood panel made out of 1"- 2" wood chips and glue. Often used as a substitute for plywood in the exterior wall and roof sheathing.

When a painter pray paints the interior of a home.

Any distortion in a material.

Plumbing plastic pipe that carries waste water to the municipal sewage system.

Water resistant drywall to be used in tub and shower locations. Normally green or blue colored.

Another name for toilet.

The box/cast iron bonnet and concrete rings that contains the water meter.

A liquid applied to wood to give the wood water repellant properties.

The location of the underground water, and the vertical distance from the surface of the earth to this underground water.

The connection point where the home water line connects to the main municipal water system.

A measure of the electrical requirement of an appliance calculated by multiplying the voltage times the amperage. For example: a 150 watt light bulb which uses 110 volt power needs a little less than 1 amp (110 volts X 1 amp= 110 watts).

An abbreviation for water closet (toilet).

Work on a building exterior in order to reduce energy consumption for heating or cooling. Work involving adding insulation, installing storm windows and doors, caulking cracks and putting on weather-stripping.

Narrow sections of thin metal or other material installed to prevent the infiltration of air and moisture around windows and doors.

Small holes in storm window frames that allow moisture to escape.

Metal straps or wood blocks installed diagonally on the inside of a wall from bottom to top plate, to prevent the wall from twisting, racking, or falling over "domino" fashion.

Square or rectangular box that is installed within a concrete foundation or block wall. A window will eventually be installed in this "buck" during the siding stage of construction.

The stationary part of a window unit; window sash fits into the window frame.

The operating or movable part of a window; the sash is made of window panes and their border.

A plastic device used to connect bare wires together.

A panel made out of concrete and fiberglass usually used as a ceramic tile backing material. Commonly used on bathtub decks.

Areas that get complete drywall covering, as in the doorway openings of bifold and bipass closet doors.