A material installed under carpet to add foot comfort, isolate sound, and to prolong carpet life.

A combination of pigments with suitable thinners or oils to provide decorative and protective coatings. Can be oil based or latex water based.

An approximately level building area.

To shim out or add strips of wood to a wall or ceiling in order that the finished ceiling/wall will appear correct.

Curved, "U" section of drain pipe that holds a water seal to prevent sewer gasses from entering the home through a fixtures water drain.

A metal form used to form the cavities between joists in cast-in-place concrete floors and roofs.

Wooden platforms used for storing and shipping material. Forklifts and hand trucks are used to move these wooden platforms around.

Construction that uses preassembled panels for walls, floors, and roof.

A wall placed at the edge of a roof to prevent people from falling off.

A general term for papers, felts, and similar sheet materials used in buildings without reference to their properties or uses. Generally comes in long rolls.

A thin flat piece of wood, plywood, or similar material, framed by stiles and rails as in a door (or cabinet door), or fitted into grooves of thicker material with molded edges for decorative wall treatment.

Extension of an exterior wall above and/or through the roof surface.

The application of a portland cement plaster on masonry and concrete walls to make them less permeable to water.

Lumber made from lengths of wood veneer bonded to produce a solid member.

A panel that includes fuses or circuit breakers used to protect the circuits in a building from overloads.

An infectious biological agent such as bacteria, virus and fungus that is capable of causing disease in its host. https://healthymaterialslab.org/tool-guides/hml-resources

A wall built on the dividing line between two adjoining parcels, in which each owner has an equal share of ownership.

A thin brick used as the finished floor covering.

A wall that subdivides spaces within any story of a building or room. A non-load-bearing interior wall.

Materials—commonly masonry—laid down to make a firm, even surface.